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.

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The wireless pioneer William C.Y. Lee, technology leader and author of the #1 book on wireless communications, has now completely updated his classic. This all-new, in-depth engineering guide for both voice and data services, Wi-Fi, 3G, WiMAX, and more, is essential reading for anyone working in this dynamic field.

On-the-ground engineering coverage of B2G, 3G, B3G, 4G, and all other major systems
Specifications for AMPS, GSM Family, iDEN, PHS, cdmaOne, WCDMA, HSDPA, CDMA2000, EV-DO, EV-DV, TD-SCDMA, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, etc.
Antenna specifications for base stations and handsets
Introduction of new technologies — CS-OFDM, MIMO, LDPC, Turbo Code, CCK Code, RFID, etc.
Engineering parameters for portable systems, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, ZigBee, IR, and more
Intelligent Cells — All IP, in-building systems, etc.
Intelligent Networks — All IP, ad hoc, mesh, sensor, etc.
Switches — Circuit, Packet, ATM, Soft, etc.

From the review of the Third Edition:
“A must for anyone involved in the practical aspects of the telecommunications industry.”-CHOICE
* Outlines the expertise essential to the successful operation and design of every type of telecommunications networks in use today
* New edition is fully revised and expanded to present authoritative coverage of the important developments that have taken place since the previous edition was published
* Includes new chapters on hot topics such as cellular radio, asynchronous transfer mode, broadband technologies, and network management

The Second Edition of this critically-acclaimed text continues the standard of excellence set in the first edition by providing a thorough introduction to the fundamentals of telecommunication networks without bogging you down in complex technical jargon or math. Although focusing on the basics, the book has been thoroughly updated with the latest advances in the field, including a new chapter on metropolitan area networks (MANs) and new sections on Mobile Fi, ZigBee and ultrawideband. You’ll learn which choices are now available to an organization, how to evaluate them and how to develop strategies that achieve the best balance among cost, security and performance factors for voice, data, and image communication.