Wireless Communications And Networks

Description

Wireless communication is a field that has been around for over a hundred years, starting around 1897 with Marconi’s successful demonstrations of wireless telegraphy. This book covers the breadth of research in wireless communications. It begins by detailing the essential background such as wireless standards, spread spectrum and CDMA systems and goes on to discuss advanced topics in next generation wireless systems.
Wireless personal area networks (WPANs) interconnect devices within a relatively small area that is generally within a person’s reach. For example, both Bluetooth radio and invisible infrared light provides a WPAN for interconnecting a headset to a laptop. ZigBee also supports WPAN applications. Wi-Fi PANs are becoming commonplace as equipment designers start to integrate Wi-Fi into a variety of consumer electronic devices. Intel “”My WiFi”” and Windows “”virtual Wi-Fi”” capabilities have made Wi-Fi PANs simpler and easier to set up and configure.
The book is an ideal text for electrical engineering and computer science students taking courses in wireless communications. It will also be an invaluable reference for practicing engineers. Advanced topics, such as turbo coding, spread spectrum communication, OFDM, MIMO and software radio, make the book complete in all respects. All the chapters start with the simpler topics and gradually build up the advanced concepts through detailed explanations and illustrations.