Includes bibliographical references (p. [793]-816) and index.

""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface and Acknowledgements to the Second Edition""; ""Preface to the First Edition""; ""Synopsis""; ""Suggestions for Courses""; ""Acknowledgments to the First Edition""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Symbols""; ""Part I: Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: Applications and Requirements of Wireless Services""; ""1.1 History""; ""1.2 Types of Services""; ""1.3 Requirements for the Services""; ""1.4 Economic and Social Aspects""; ""Chapter 2: Technical Challenges of Wireless Communications""; ""2.1 Multipath Propagation""; ""2.2 Spectrum Limitations""; ""2.3 Limited Energy"" ""2.4 User Mobility""""Chapter 3: Noise- and Interference-Limited Systems""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Noise-Limited Systems""; ""3.3 Interference-Limited Systems""; ""Part II: Wireless Propagation Channels""; ""Chapter 4: Propagation Mechanisms""; ""4.1 Free Space Attenuation""; ""4.2 Reflection and Transmission""; ""4.3 Diffraction""; ""4.4 Scattering by Rough Surfaces""; ""4.5 Waveguiding""; ""4.6 Appendices""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 5: Statistical Description of the Wireless Channel""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 The Time-Invariant Two-Path Model"" ""5.3 The Time-Variant Two-Path Model""""5.4 Small-Scale Fading without a Dominant Component""; ""5.5 Small-Scale Fading with a Dominant Component""; ""5.6 Doppler Spectra and Temporal Channel Variations""; ""5.7 Temporal Dependence of Fading""; ""5.8 Large-Scale Fading""; ""5.9 Appendices""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 6: Wideband and Directional Channel Characterization""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 The Causes of Delay Dispersion""; ""6.3 System-Theoretic Description of Wireless Channels""; ""6.4 The WSSUS Model""; ""6.5 Condensed Parameters""; ""6.6 Ultra Wideband Channels"" ""6.7 Directional Description""""6.8 Appendices""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 7: Channel Models""; ""7.1 Introduction""; ""7.2 Narrowband Models""; ""7.3 Wideband Models""; ""7.4 Directional Models""; ""7.5 Deterministic Channel-Modeling Methods""; ""7.6 Appendices""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 8: Channel Sounding""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Time-Domain Measurements""; ""8.3 Frequency Domain Analysis""; ""8.4 Modified Measurement Methods""; ""8.5 Directionally Resolved Measurements""; ""8.6 Appendix""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 9: Antennas""; ""9.1 Introduction"" ""9.2 Antennas for Mobile Stations""""9.3 Antennas for Base Stations""; ""Further Reading""; ""Part III: Transceivers and Signal Processing""; ""Chapter 10: Structure of a Wireless Communication Link""; ""10.1 Transceiver Block Structure""; ""10.2 Simplified Models""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 11: Modulation Formats""; ""11.1 Introduction""; ""11.2 Basics""; ""11.3 Important Modulation Formats""; ""11.4 Appendix""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 12: Demodulation""; ""12.1 Demodulator Structure and Error Probability in Additive White Gaussian Noise Channels.

Professor Andreas F. Molisch, renowned researcher and educator, has put together the comprehensive book, Wireless Communications. The second edition, which includes a wealth of new material on important topics, ensures the role of the text as the key resource for every student, researcher, and practitioner in the field." 'Professor Moe Win, MIT, USA Wireless communications has grown rapidly over the past decade from a niche market into one of the most important, fast moving industries. Fully updated to incorporate the latest research and developments, Wireless Communications, Second Edition provides an authoritative overview of the principles and applications of mobile communication technology. The author provides an in-depth analysis of current treatment of the area, addressing both the traditional elements, such as Rayleigh fading, BER in flat fading channels, and equalisation, and more recently emerging topics such as multi-user detection in CDMA systems, MIMO systems, and cognitive radio. The dominant wireless standards; including cellular, cordless and wireless LANs; are discussed.-Topics featured include: wireless propagation channels, transceivers and signal processing, multiple access and advanced transceiver schemes, and standardised wireless systems.-Combines mathematical descriptions with intuitive explanations of the physical facts, enabling readers to acquire a deep understanding of the subject.-Includes new chapters on cognitive radio, cooperative communications and relaying, video coding, 3GPP Long Term Evolution, and WiMax; plus significant new sections on multi-user MIMO, 802.11n, and information theory.-Companion website featuring: supplementary material on 'DECT', solutions manual and presentation slides for instructors, appendices, list of abbreviations and other useful resources.

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