Wireless Communications Principles & Practice

1. Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems

2. Modern Wireless Communication Systems

3. The Cellular Concept : System Design Fundamentals

4. Mobile Radio Propagation : Large-Scale Path Loss

5. Mobile Radio Propagation : Small-Scale Fading and Multipath

6. Modulation Techniques for Mobile Radio

7. Equalization, Diversity, and Channel Coding

8. Speech Coding

9. Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications

10. Wireless Networking

11. Wireless Systems and Standards

Appendices

References

Index

This fully revised, up-to-date text provides a comprehensive coverage of the fundamental aspects of Wireless Communications, bringing into focus the modern developments that have brought about a remarkable transformation in the field. The book beautifully blends the theoretical and practical aspects, with practical examples fortifying each concept discussed. It emphasizes 3G systems and wireless area networks (WLANS) which could revolutionalize wireless communication in the coming years. The text covers wireless technologies such as voice data, cordless, paging, fixed and mobile broadband wireless systems; wireless systems design fundamentals; new wireless LAN technologies; new 3G air interface standards, including W-CDMA, CDMA 2000, GPRS, UMTS and EDGE; advanced technologies like Bluetooth, wearable computers, and fixed wireless and Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS). The new edition incorporates many new examples and details on emerging wireless standards throughout the world. Besides, it gives numerous carefully crafted homework problems at the end of each chapter, which are based on real-world industry issues.