TY - BOOK AU - Molisch,Andreas F. TI - Wireless communications SN - 139780470848883 [paperback] PY - 2005/// CY - Chichester, England PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Wireless communication systems KW - Textbooks N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [595]-613) and index; Contents: Preface -- List of abbreviations -- List of symbols -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Applications and requirements of wireless services -- 2 Technical challenges of wireless communications -- 3 Noise- and interference-limited systems -- Part II Wireless propagation channels -- 4 Propagation mechanisms -- 5 Statistical description of the wireless channel -- 6 Wideband and directional channel characterization -- 7 Channel models -- 8 Channel sounding -- 9 Antennas -- Part II Transceivers and signal processing -- 10 Structure of wireless communication link -- 11 Modulation formats -- 12 Demodulation -- 13 Diversity -- 14 Channel coding -- 15 Speech coding -- 16 Equalizers -- Part IV Multiple Access and advanced transceivers schemes -- 17 Multiple access and cellular principle -- 18 Spread spectrum system -- 19 Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) -- 20 Multiantenna systems -- Part V Standardized wireless systems -- 21 GSM- Global system for mobile communication -- 22 IS-95 and CDMA 2000 -- 23 WCDMA/UMTS -- 24 Wireless local area networks -- 25 Exercises -- Includes References and Indices UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005026869.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0623/2005026869-d.html ER -