Short-range Wireless Communication: Fundamentals of RF System Design and Application / Edition 2

by Alan Bensky

Overview

The Complete “Tool Kit” for the Hottest Area in RF/Wireless Design!Short-range wireless—communications over distances of less than 100 meters—is the most rapidly growing segment of RF/wireless engineering. Alan Bensky is an internationally recognized expert in short-range wireless, and this new edition of his bestselling book is completely revised to cover the latest developments in this fast moving field.You’ll find coverage of such cutting-edge topics as:- architectural trends in RF/wireless integrated circuits- compatibility and conflict issues between different short-range wireless systems- “Zigbee” and related new IEEE standards for short-range communications- latest U.S. and international regulatory standards for spread spectrum, ultra wideband, and other advanced communications techniquesAlan Bensky also thoroughly discusses the fundamentals of radio signal propagation, communications protocols and modulation methods, information theory, antennas and transmission lines, receivers, transmitters, radio system design, and how to successfully implement a short-range wireless system. All material has been carefully updated and revised to make it as technically up-to-the-minute as possible.

You’ll also find coverage of Bluetooth, “Wi-Fi” and related 802.11 variants, digital modulation methods, and other essential information for planning and designing short-range wireless hardware and networks.This new edition will, like the first edition, be an invaluable reference for engineers and technical professionals who design, support, market, and maintain short-range wireless communications systems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750677820
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/10/2003
Series:	Communications Engineering Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alan Bensky is an electronics engineering consultant with over 30 years of experience in analog and digital design, management, and marketing. Specializing in wireless circuits and systems, Alan has carried out projects for varied military and consumer applications and led the development of three patents on wireless distance measurement. Alan has taught electrical engineering courses and lectures on radio engineering topics and is the author of two books: Short-range Wireless Communication, Second Edition, published by Elsevier in 2004, and Wireless Positioning Technologies and Applications, Second Edition, Artech House, 2016. In addition, he is a contributing author to five other books dealing with wireless communication. Alan Bensky holds degrees of B.E.E and B.A. from Union College, Schenectady, New York, and M.Sc.E.E. from the Technion in Haifa, Israel. He is a senior member of IEEE and an IEEE certified Wireless Communications Professional.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Radio Propagation3. Antennas and Transmission Lines 4. Communication Protocols and Modulation 5. Transmitters6. Receivers7. Radio System Design 8. System Implementation9. Regulations and Standards 10. Introduction to Information Theory 11. Applications and Technologies

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

This is a complete "tool kit" for the hottest area in wireless design engineering today!

Editorial Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION!"Short-range Wireless Communication is an excellent introduction to some of these short-range wireless technologies, especially for engineering managers and marketing professionals." —Microwaves & RF, January 2001

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