内容简介
Wirelesstechnologyisatrulyrevolutionaryparadigmshift,enablingmultimediacommunicationsbetweenpeopleanddevicesfromanylocation.Italsounderpinsexcitingapplicationssuchassensornetworks,smarthomes,telemedicine,andautomatedhighways.Thisbookprovidesacomprehensiveintroductiontotheunderlyingtheory,designtechniquesandanalyticaltoolsofwirelesscommunications,focusingprimarilyonthecoreprinciplesofwirelesssystemdesign.Thebookbeginswithanoverviewofwirelesssystemsandstandards.Thecharacteristicsofthewirelesschannelarethendescribed,includingtheirfundamentalcapacitylimits.Variousmodulation,coding,andsignalprocessingschemesarethendiscussedindetail,includingstate-of-the-artadaptivemodulation,multicarrier,spreadspectrum,andmultipleantennatechniques.Theconcludingchaptersdealwithmultiusercommunications,cellularsystemdesign,andad-hocnetworkdesign.Designinsightsandtradeoffsareemphasizedthroughoutthebook.Itcontainsmanyworkedexamples,over200figures,almost300homeworkexercises,over700references,andisanidealtextbookforstudents.Thebookisalsoavaluablereferenceforengineersinthewirelessindustry.