A text providing insight into the fundamantal problems and solutions found in modern personal communications: service requirements, coverage problems, fundamental interference, cellular architectures and signalling, network management, data and supplementary services, and satellite services. Also describes the approach of the GSM methodology to some of these problems, although the same principles apply to DCS 1800 and other technologies. This volume builds on and updates a 1991 IEE text, Personal and Mobile Radio Systems by the same editor. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
This book serves as an easily accessible reference for wireless digital communication systems. Topics are presented with simple but non-trivial examples and then elaborated with their variations and sophistications. The book includes numerous examples and exercises to illustrate key points. For this new edition, a set of problems at the end of each chapter is added, for a total of 298 problems. The book emphasizes both practical problem solving and a thorough understanding of fundamentals, aiming to realize the complementary relationship between practice and theory. Though the author emphasizes wireless radio channels, the fundamentals that are covered here are useful to different channels - digital subscriber line, coax, power lines, optical fibers, and even Gigabit serial connections. The material in chapters 5 (OFDM), 6 (Channel coding), 7 (Synchronization), and 8 (Transceivers) contains new and updated information, not explicitly available in typical textbooks, and useful in practice. For example, in chapter 5, all known orthogonal frequency division multiplex signals are derived from its digitized analog FDM counterparts. Thus, it is flexible to have different pulse shape for subcarriers, and it can be serial transmission as well as block transmission. Currently predominant cyclic prefix based OFDM is a block transmission using rectangular pulse in time domain. This flexibility may be useful in certain applications. For additional information, consult the book support website: https://baycorewireless.com
To build wireless systems that deliver maximum performance and reliability, engineers need a detailed understanding of radio propagation. Drawing on over 15 years of experience, leading wireless communications researcher Henry Bertoni presents the most complete discussion of techniques for predicting radio propagation ever published. From its insightful introduction on spectrum reuse to its state-of-the-art real-world models for buildings, terrain, and foliage, Radio Propagation for Modern Wireless Systems delivers invaluable information for every wireless system designer. Coverage provides: A door to the understanding of radio wave propagation for the wireless channel. In-depth study of the effects on path loss of buildings, terrain, and foliage. A unified view of key propagation effects in narrowband and wideband systems, including spatial variation, angle of arrival, and delay spread. Readable account of diffraction at building corners, with worked out examples. Never-before-published coverage of mobile-to-mobile path loss in cities. Effective new ray-based models for site-specific predictions and simulation of channel statistics. Simulations of fast fading and shadow loss. From start to finish, Radio Propagation for Modern Wireless Systems presents sophisticated models–and compares their results with actual field measurements. With thorough coverage and extensive examples from both narrowband and wideband systems, it can help any wireless designer deliver more powerful, cost-effective services.
Intended as a handbook for administrators and engineers, this book reviews the processes of interference management, regulation of competing service providers, and system standardization for the control and use of the radio spectrum. The second edition reflects changes in the field since 1991, such as the increased use of mobile radiotelephones, the introduction of low-orbit satellite systems, restructuring of fees, and government regulation. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Updates from unremarked dates material used in the Institute's vacation schools at Surrey University, which over the past 15 years have become the de-facto industry standard in satellite communications. The approach concentrates on the design and planning of systems, includes little theory, and just quotes equations rather than deriving them. New material has been added on the history and background of the field; the business aspects of satellite communications; and on new applications in mobile and personal communication systems, multimedia systems, military business and small satellites, navigation, and positioning. Graduate, undergraduate, and practicing engineers should benefit from the treatment. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Presenting a technology that adapts radio communication to computational data information processing networks, first reviews the concepts of modern mobile communication and the user requirements and operational environment that influence the design of mobile systems. Then focuses on mobility issues for a decentralized network topology and the effects of spread spectrum modulation on radios used in packet-switched networks. Shows how connecting radio terminals using packet switching provides a highly flexible and efficient solution for mobile users. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
In the belief that every engineer and scientist working with signals or data should have a knowledge of them, Jan (electrical engineering and computer science, Technical U. of Brno, Czech Republic) explains some of the theoretical concepts that underlie the methods now in common use to process and analyze signals and data. He examines such topics as classical digital filtering, averaging methods to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of repetitive signals, correlation and spectral analysis, methods to estimate and define unknown signals, non-linear processing and neural networks, and multidimensional signals and data. The Czech original Cislicova filtrace, analyza a resaurace signalu was published by Vutium Press, Brno, in 1997. c. Book News Inc.
An introduction to the concepts of economics within the telecommunications industry, which takes an international perspective and covers such issues as critical trends, costing, demand, pricing, regulation and performance.
With the increasing need for more effective and efficient responses to man-made and natural public safety threats, the necessity for improved private mobile and commercial wireless digital communication systems has become apparent. This one-of-a-kind resource describes today's public safety communication requirements and radio systems from a technical perspective, and shows you how communication systems are evolving to meet the growing demands of multimedia wireless applications.
