Theodore S. Rappaport

Jeffrey H. Reed

Brian D. Woerner

The area of personal and wireless communications is a burgeoning field. Technology advances and new frequency allocations for personal communication services (PCS) are creating numerous business and technical opportunities. It is becoming clear that an essential requirement for exploiting opportunities is the ability to track the dramatic changes in wireless technology, which is a principal aim of this book. Wireless Personal Communications: Research Developments places particular emphasis on the areas of signal processing, propagation and spread-spectrum, and emerging communication systems. This book contains new results on adaptive antennas for capacity improvements in wireless communication systems, as well as state-of-the-art information on the latest technical developments. Also included are several chapters which discuss the impact of defense conversion on the wireless industry, and related competitive issues. The six parts of the book each focus on a distinct issue in wireless communications. Part I contains several tutorial chapters on key areas in wireless communications. The first chapter is on radio wave propagation for emerging wireless personal communication systems. Chapter two contains a comprehensive study of emerging DSP-based interference rejection techniques for single channel (antenna) systems. Chapter three deals with spread spectrum wireless communications, explaining the concept of spread spectrum, modeling techniques for spread spectrum, and current applications and research issues for spread spectrum systems. Part II focuses on digital signal processing and spread spectrum, two means of creating interference and multipath robust communications. Part III concerns propagation aspects of wireless communications. Part IV discusses the performance of emerging wireless systems. Part V describes the opportunities and pitfalls of defense conversion from the perspective of several U.S. defense firmsthat have successfully made the transition to commercial wireless. The final section discusses a number of competitive issues regarding personal communication services.

Research Developments

Wireless Personal Communications

Now reissued by Cambridge University Press, the updated second edition of this definitive textbook provides an unrivaled introduction to the theoretical and practical fundamentals of wireless communications. Key technical concepts are developed from first principles, and demonstrated to students using over 50 carefully curated worked examples. Over 200 end-of-chapter problems, based on real-world industry scenarios, help cement student understanding. The book provides a thorough coverage of foundational wireless technologies, including wireless local area networks (WLAN), 3G systems, and Bluetooth along with refreshed summaries of recent cellular standards leading to 4G and 5G, insights into the new areas of mobile satellite communications and fixed wireless access, and extra homework problems. Supported online by a solutions manual and lecture slides for instructors, this is the ideal foundation for senior undergraduate and graduate courses in wireless communications.

Principles and Practice

Wireless Communications

Martin J. Feuerstein

In this book, the state-of-the-art and future vision of wireless communications is presented in the form of a number of new services. Wireless personal communications is clearly a different service than today's cellular radio or cordless telephone, but there is an evolutionary connection between the three services. This book addresses questions about what features of personal communication services (PCS) will be met by existing or enhanced digital cellular radio technology. The regulatory and standards aspects of wireless communications are currently in a crucial stage of their formulation. A section of the book is devoted to the opinions of representatives from regulatory agencies and standards organizations on the future of this critical area. One of the most intriguing questions about the future of wireless communications has to do with the choice of multiple access technique. The trade offs between time division multiple access (TDMA) and code division multiple access (CDMA) have been the topic of many a heated discussion amongst members of the wireless community. This book presents a thorough discussion of a number of the topics which are instrumental in making a fair comparison of TDMA and CDMA; these topics include: analytical performance evaluation techniques, capacity studies, equalization requirements, and shared spectrum comparisons. Many of the technologies associated with wireless personal communications are reaching the design stages. This book presents a number of alternatives for designs of both base stations and user terminals. Some of the key questions of equalization, control channel requirements, multi-path diversity and channel allocation strategies have been addressed. Invariably, system designs and performance are tied to the characteristics of the radio channel. This book introduces several novel techniques for predicting propagation and system performance in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments. These techniques include analytical as well as computer simulation algorithms for predicting signal strenghts and other channel parameters based on the local topographical features. This book serves as an excellent reference source and may be used as a text for advanced courses on wireless communications, cellular radio, or digital mobile radio.

William H. Tranter

Contains papers from a June 1997 conference held in Blacksburg, Virginia, representing perspectives from industry and academia. Section I focuses on propagation and smart antennas with emphasis on measurements, modeling, and simulation. Section II is devoted to CDMA systems, with coverage of bit error rate calculations, interference cancellation, frequency estimators, and acquisition schemes. Section III covers networking and multiple access issues such as mobility tracking, and Section IV presents software radio technologies, with material on areas including space-borne processing technology for mobile communications systems and unification of MLSE receivers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

The Evolution of Personal Communications Systems

Wireless Personal Communications: Channel Modeling and Systems Engineering presents a broad range of topics in wireless communications, including perspectives from both industry and academia. This book serves as a reflection of emerging technologies in wireless communications and features papers from world-renowned authors on the subject. Wireless Personal Communications: Channel Modeling and Systems Engineering is divided into six sections. The first five of these cover the following topics: Propagation and Channel Modeling (4 papers); Antennas (6 papers); Multiuser Detection (3 papers); Radio Systems and Technology (4 papers); and Wireless Data (3 papers). The last section contains invited papers on areas of significant interest. Wireless Personal Communications: Channel Modeling and Systems Engineering serves as an excellent reference source and may be used as a text for advanced courses on the subject. It is an essential tool for graduate students, postgraduate researchers, academics, and anyone working in the research aspect of the wireless communications industry.

Channel Modeling and Systems Engineering

Andreas F. Molisch

Kate A. Remley

Camillo Gentile

Alenka Zajić

A complete guide for creating accurate channel-propagation measurements and channel models at millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz bands. Including examples, this book provides practical guidance on RF propagation channels, including measurement system verification and an overview of current and future channel models for these frequencies.

Radio Propagation Measurements and Channel Modeling

Kurt L. Kosbar

K. Sam Shanmugan

This volume presents an overview of computer-based simulation models and methodologies for communication systems. Topics covered include probability, random, process, and estimation theory and roles in the design of computer-based simulations.

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