Full Description
In a single volume, The Mobile Communications Handbook covers the entire field, from principles of analog and digital communications to cordless telephones, wireless local area networks (LANs), and international technology standards. The tremendous scope of this second edition ensures that it will be the primary reference for every aspect of mobile communications. Details and references follow preliminary discussions, ensuring that the reader obtains the most accurate information available on the particular topic.
Contents
Basic Principles: Complex Envelope Representations for Modulated Signals. Sampling. Pulse Code Modulation. Baseband Signaling and Pulse Shaping. Equalization. Line Coding. Echo Cancellation. Pseudonoise Sequences. Optimum Receivers. Forward Error Correction Coding. Spread Spectrum. Diversity Techniques. Digital Communication System Performance. Standards Setting Bodies.- Wireless: Overview. Modulation Methods. Access Methods. Fading Channels. Statistical Distributions of the Fading Signal. Space-Time Processing. Location Strategies for Personal Communication Services. Analysis of IS-41 C Authentication Protocols for PCs. Cell Design Principles. Microcellular Radio Communications. Fixed and Dynamic Channel Assignment. Radio Location Techniques. Power Control. Enhancements in Second Generation Systems. Pan- European Cellular Standard. IS-54 North American Cellular Standard. British Cordless Telephone Standard. RACE Programs. Half-Rate Standards. Wireless Video Standards. Fixed and Dynamic Channel Assignment. Wireless LANS. Wireless Data. Wireless ATM. Wireless ATM 2. Third Generation Systems.
