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The indispensable guide to wireless communications--now fully revised and updated!"Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice," Second Edition is the definitive modern text for wireless communications technology and system design. Building on his classic first edition, Theodore S. Rappaport covers the fundamental issues impacting all wireless networks and reviews virtually every important new wireless standard and technological development, offering especially comprehensive coverage of the 3G systems and wireless local area networks (WLANs) that will transform communications in the coming years. Rappaport illustrates each key concept with practical examples, thoroughly explained and solved step by step. Coverage includes:Whether you're a communications/network professional, manager, researcher, or student, "Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice," Second Edition gives you an in-depth understanding of the state of the art in wireless technology--today's and tomorrow's.
-- The #1 guide to wireless technologies and standards -- one of the best-selling electrical engineering books of all time
-- Extensive new coverage: 3G, W-CDMA, EDGE, cdma2000, Bluetooth, WLANs, and much more.
-- Contains dozens of new examples and end-of-chapter problems.Wireless Communications, Second Edition is the definitive professional's overview of wireless communications technology. Building on his classic First Edition, which became one of the world's bestselling electrical engineering books, Theodore Rappaport reviews virtually every important new standard and technological development in wireless communications, offering especially comprehensive coverage of the 3G systems that will transform wireless in the coming years. Rappaport covers new 3G air interface standards based on both CDMA or TDMA, including W-CDMA, cdma2000, UMTS, and UMC 136/EDGE. He presents a complete tutorial on the basics of Wireless Local Area Networks, including IEEE 802.11, HIPERLAN, and other alternatives. Additional coverage includes Bluetooth, Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS), and much more. Dozens of new examples and end-of-chapter problems are provided, making the book even more valuable to working professionals and students alike.About the Author :Theodore S Rappaport has contributed to Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice as an author.THEODORE S. RAPPAPORT is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Texas, and director of the Wireless Networking and Communications Group (WNCG.org). In 1990, he founded the Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group (MPRG) at Virginia Tech, one of the first university research and educational programs for the wireless communications field. He is the editor or co-editor of four other books on the topic of wireless communications, based on his teaching and research activities at MPRG.