The Mobile Communications Handbook

by Jerry D. Gibson (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540648369
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	04/01/1999
Series:	Electrical Engineering Handbook
Edition description:	2nd ed. 1999
Pages:	703
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jerry D. Gibson is a professor and the department chair of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Author, co-author, and editor of numerous books, Dr. Gibson was associate editor for speech processing for the IEEE Transactions on Communications from 1981 to 1985 and an associate editor for communications for the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory from 1988 to 1991. He was president of the IEEE Information Theory Society in 1996 and served on the Board of Governors of the IT Society for 10 years. He was a member of the Speech Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society from 1992 to 1994. Dr. Gibson served as technical program chair and founder of the 1999 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, technical program chair of the 1997 Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, and general co-chair of the 1993 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory. He was an elected Member-at-Large on the Communications Society Board of Governors from 2005 to 2007. Currently, he serves on the Steering Committee for the Wireless Communications and Networking Conference. He was an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer for 2007–2008, and he is a member of the IEEE Awards Committee and the IEEE Medal of Honor Committee. Dr. Gibson also received the IEEE Technical Committee on Wireless Communications Recognition Award in 2009 for contributions in the area of Wireless Communications Systems and Networks.

Table of 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 Prools 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.

Editorial Reviews

Covers the entire field of mobile communications, with material organized in two sections on basic principles and wireless. Section I introduces basic principles of analog and digital communications, providing background information and technical details through tutorial chapters. Section II consists of material on topics such as cellular mobile radio, personal communication systems, user location and addressing, and technology standards. Self-contained chapters can be read in any order. This second edition contains 10 new and 12 revised chapters. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Booknews

"The Mobile Communications Handbook is the most comprehensive overview of the key concepts and techniques underpinning modern wireless communication systems. The chapters are written by leading experts in the corresponding area. There is no other reference book like it available."

—Jeffrey G. Andrews, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

"The Mobile Communications Handbook is the most comprehensive overview of the key concepts and techniques underpinning modern wireless communication systems. The chapters are written by leading experts in the corresponding area. There is no other reference book like it available."
—Jeffrey G. Andrews, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

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