TY - BOOK AU - Pahlavan,Kaveh AU - Levesque,Allen H. TI - Wireless information networks SN - 0471725420 (hbk.) U1 - 621.382 PY - 2005/// CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - John Wiley KW - Wireless communication systems N1 - Preface. - Pt. 1. Introduction to wireless networks. 1. Overview of Wireless Networks. 2. Evolution of the Wireless Industry. - Pt. II. Characteristics of radio propagation. 3. Charaterization of Radio Propagation. 4. Modelling and Simulation of Narrowband Signal Characteristics. 5. Measurement of Wideband Channel Charateristics. 6. Modeling of the Wideband Radio Channel Charateristics. - Pt. III. Moden design. 7. Narrowband Modem Technology. 8. Fading, Diversity and Coding. 9. Broadband Modem Technologies. 10. Spread Spectrum and CDMA Technology. Pt. IV. Systems aspects. 11. Topology, Medium Access, and Performance. 12. Ultra Wideband Communications. 13. RF Location Sensing. 14. Wireless Optical Networks. 15. Systems and Standards. - References. - Index. - About the authors ER -