The first complete guide to Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR): technologies, economics, services and more. Endorsed by leaders at Nokia, Nextel, Ericsson and other top wireless providers worldwide, the book presents detailed application coverage, with extensive diagrams and illustrations. Finally, it previews the future of SMR technology.
TETRA is a system for mobile wireless communications and this is ahighly topical and comprehensive introduction to the design andapplications of TETRA systems including practical examples. TETRAis comparable in structure to the world-wide successful GSM system,however, individual features of TETRA are different, often moreefficient and better designed than in GSM. TETRA is thereforeproviding an important source for the further development ofstandards for mobile telecommunications. This volume is timely and one of the first to cover TETRA andrelated subject areas. Features include: * Detailed discussion of public and private mobile communicationsdomain * Architecture, components and services of TETRA and * Design and operational aspects of the system Based on courses for industry, presented by the authors, DigitalMobile Communications and the TETRA System will prove indispensablereading for service providers, design engineers and systemsmanagers in the private mobile communications market. It alsoprovides a thorough grounding in general digital mobilecommunications for communications engineers and undergraduate andpostgraduate students in telecommunications.
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.
Most radio systems have become so popular that the available frequency bands are able to meet only a fraction of the demand. This book gives practical solutions for optimizing efficiency of mobile radio cells.
This applications-engineering reference presents the science and the art of system design procedures in land-mobile radio system engineering. Includes chapter-end problems (and solutions) that provide insight into how the theory and various analytical procedures are used in practice. It is supported by 117 figures, 28 tables, and 453 equations.
This cutting-edge, first-of-its-kind resource gives you a comprehensive understanding of the simulation and evaluation methods used for today's mobile communication systems. Written by two highly regarded experts in the field, the book focuses on the performance of both the physical and protocol layer transmission scheme. It defines and presents several invaluable simulation tools written in MATLAB® code, along with clear examples that explain their use.
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
An essential element of radio technology and propagation is how to use radio technology and knowledge of radio propagation to design a network that meets the needs of customers. Mobile Radio Network Design in the VHF and UHF Bands provides the technical and fundamental knowledge required for advanced mobile radio network design to achieve this in terms that the engineer will understand, and augments this with essential information gleaned from the authors' extensive experience in mobile radio network design. In this book you will find out how some of the most highly-regarded radio network designers around go about designing radio networks that actually meet the needs of the network subscriber and of the network operator. It describes a well-proven framework that meets the essential need of ensuring that each step of the design project is carried out against known, unique and unambiguous requirements, and that these requirements have been extensively validated against the original requirements. Reveals the secrets behind coverage design, capacity planning, interference analysis and reduction, frequency assignment and verifying that the delivered network actually performs as promised Introduces the concept of documentary deliverables as part of the project and underlines the need for method statements, user requirement, functional, test and design specifications Provides readers with a far greater understanding of the methods and processes necessary to bring about the successful completion of a radio network project Highlights vital aspects of radio network projects that are not always apparent to every engineer, but which may have a vital impact on the success of the project The powerful approach used in this book will help to ensure the successful completion of every project and will be the basis for ensuring contractual compliance at every stage. It is an indispensable resource for all radio network design consultants and engineers, network operator technical managers, radio regulation engineers and military radio network planners.
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.
