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, L. Crouch II
Sampling, H.P. Hsu
Pulse Code Modulation, L.W. Couch II
Baseband Signaling and Pulse Shaping, M. Honig and M. Barton
Channel Equalization, J.G. Proakis
Line Coding, J.L. LoCicero and B.P. Patel
Echo Cancellation, G. Cherubini
Pseudonoise Sequences, T. Helleseth and P.V. Kumar
Optimum Receivers, G.C. Orsak
Forward Error Correction Coding, V.K. Bhargava
Spread Spectrum Communications, L.B. Milstein and M.K. Simon
Diversity Techniques, A. Paulraj
Digital Communication System Performance, B. Sklar
Telecommunications Standardization, S. Dimolitsas and M. Onufry
Wireless
Wireless Personal Communications: A Perspective, D.C. Cox
Modulation Methods, G. Stuber
Access Methods, B.P. Paris
Rayleigh Fading Channels, B. Sklar
Space-Time Processing, A. Paulraj
Location Strategies for Personal Communication Services, R. Jain, Y.-B. Lin, and S. Mohan
Cell Design Principles, M.D. Yacoub
Microcellular Radio Communications, R. Steele
Fixed and Dynamic Channel Assignment, B. Jabbari
Radiolocation Techniques, R. Pichna and S.Q. Wang
Power Control, R. Pichna and Q. Wang
Enhancements in Second Generation Systems, M. Delprat and V. Kumar
The Pan-European Cellular Standard, L. Hanzo
Speech and Channel Coding for North American TDMA Cellular Systems, P. Mermelstein
The British Cordless Telephone Standard, L. Hanzo
Half-Rate Standards, W.-Y. Chan, I. Gerson, and T. Miki
Wireless Video Communications, M. Budagavi and R. Talluri
Wireless LANs, S. Singh
Wireless Data, A.H. Levesque and K. Pahlavan
Wireless ATM: Internetworking Aspects, M. Barton, M. Cheng, and L.F. Chang
Wireless ATM: QOS and Mobility Management, B. Rajagopalan and D. Reininger
Overview of WCDMA, cdma2000, and EDGE for Third Generation Wireless Communications, T. Ojanpera and S.D. Gray

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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