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Principles of wireless networks : a unified approach / Kaveh Pahlavan, Prashant Krishnamurthy - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall PTR, c2002 - xiv, 584 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Prentice Hall communications engineering and emerging technologies series .

Preface. - Ch. 1. Overview of Wireless Networks. - Pt. One. Principles of Air-Interface Design. Ch. 2. Characteristics of the Wireless Medium. Ch. 3. Physical Layer Alternatives for Wireless Networks. Ch. 4. Wireless Medium Access Alternatives. - Pt. Two. Principles of Wireless Networks Operation. Ch. 5. Network Planning. Ch. 6. Wireless Network Operation. - Pt. Three. Wireless Wans. Ch. 7. GSM and TDMA Technology. Ch. 8. CDMA Technology, IS-95, and IMT-2000 349. Ch. 9 Mobile Data Networks. - Pt. Four. Local Broadband and Ad Hoc Networks. Ch. 10. Introduction to Wireless LANs. Ch. 11. IEEE 802.11 WLANs. Ch. 12. Wireless ATM and HIPERLAN. Ch. 13. Ad Hoc Networking and WPAN. Ch. 14. Wireless Geolocation Systems. - Acronyms and Abbreviations. - References. - Index. - About the Authors.

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