Wireless Personal Communications: Research Developments / Edition 1

by Brian D. Woerner, Theodore S. Rappaport, Jeffrey H. Reed

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792395553
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	03/31/1995
Series:	The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science , #309
Edition description:	1995
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

I Tutorials in Wireless Communication.- 1. Radio Wave Propagation for Emerging Wireless Personal Communication Systems.- 2. A Survey of Adaptive Single Channel Interference Rejection Techniques for Wireless Communications.- 3. Spread Spectrum for Wireless Communications.- II Digital Signal Processing and Spread Spectrum for Wireless Communications.- 4. CMA Adaptive Array Antenna Using Transversal Filters for Spatial and Temporal Adaptibility in Mobile Communications.- 5. The Effect of Adjacent Cell Interference, Power Control and Error Correction on a CDMA Cellular System.- 6. The Design and Development of a Spread Spectrum Digital Cordless Telephone for the Consumer Market.- 7. A Principled Framework for Narrowband Mobile Digital Communications.- 8. BER Performance of Adaptive RAKE Receiver Using Tap Weights Obtained by POCS Deconvolution Technique.- III Propagation.- 9. A Macrocell Model Based on the Parabolic Diffusion Differential Equation.- 10. A Nano-Cellular Local Area Network Using Near-Field RF Coupling.- 11. Radiowave Propagation Measurements for Sharing Spectrum Between Point-to-Point Microwave Radios and Personal Communications Systems.- 12. Estimating Regions of Service in Wireless Indoor Communication Systems.- 13. Adaptive Propagation Prediction Using Lee’s Model in a Non-Homogeneous Environment.- 14. An Interactive System for Visualizing Wireless Communication Coverage Within Buildings.- IV Technical Evaluation of Emerging Mobile Wireless Systems.- 15. Influence of Slow Frequency Hopping and Antenna Diversity Techniques in European GSM System.- 16. Network Architecture and Radio Link Performance of MOBITEX® Systems.- 17. Performance Analysis of Digital FM in Simulcast Environment.- 18. Improving Throughput and Availability of Cellular Digital PacketData (CDPD).- V Issues for Defense Conversion into the Wireless Industry.- 19. ARPA’s Prospective of Defense Conversion Opportunities for the Wireless Industry.- 20. ESL’s Electronic Warfare Capability for the Cellular Industry.- 21. Hazeltine Corporation Defense Conversion to Commercial Wireless Communication Products.- 22. Melting Swords Into Plowshares.- 23. Challenges in Defense Conversion.- VI Competitive Issues for PCS.- 24. Business and Regulatory Issues in PCS.- 25. ESMR, SMR and the Transition to PCS.- 26. The Importance of Unlicensed Spectrum.

Editorial Reviews

A summary of ideas presented at the 4th Virginia Tech Symposium on Wireless and Personal Communications, with tutorial chapters on key areas in wireless communication written by Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group (MPRG) faculty and students, and sections focusing on digital signal processing and spread spectrum, propagation and performance aspects, defense conversion to commercial wireless, and the competitive issues of personal communications services. Includes numerous b&w diagrams and charts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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