Product Description

This will be a vital source of information on the basic concepts and specific applications of antennas and propagation to wireless systems, covering terrestrial and satellite radio systems in both mobile and fixed contexts. Antennas and propagation are the key factors influencing the robustness and quality of the wireless communication channel and this book includes:
* Illustrations of the significance and effect of the wireless propagation channel
* Overview of the fundamental electromagnetic principles underlying propagation and antennas
* Basic concepts of antennas and their application to specific wireless systems
* Propagation measurement, modelling and prediction for fixed links, macrocells, microcells, picocells and megacells
* Narrowband and wideband channel modelling and the effect of the channel on communication system performance
* Methods that overcome and transform channel impairments to enhance performance using diversity, adaptive antennas and equalisers
It will be essential reading for wireless communication engineers as well as for students at postgraduate or senior undergraduate levels.
Distinctive features of this book are:
* Examples of real world practical system problems of communication system design and operation
* Extensive worked examples
* End of chapter questions
* Topical and relevant information for and about the wireless communication industry

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1978053 in Books
• Published on: 1999-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 426 pages

Book Info
Introduces the basic concepts and specific applications of antennas and propagation for wireless systems. Covers terrestrial and satellite radio systems in both mobile and fixed contexts. DLC: Antennas (Electronics).

From the Back Cover
Antennas and propagation are the key factors influencing the robustness and quality of the wireless communication channel. This book introduces the basic concepts and specific applications of antennas and propagation to wireless systems, covering terrestrial and satellite radio systems in both mobile and fixed contexts. Including:
* Illustrations of the significance and effect of the wireless propagation channel
* Overview of the fundamental electromagnetic principles underlying propagation and antennas
* Basic concepts of antennas and their application to specific wireless systems
* Propagation measurement, modelling and prediction for fixed links, macrocells, microcells, picocells and megacells
* Narrowband and wideband channel modelling and the effect of the channel on communication system performance
* Methods that overcome and transform channel impairments to enhance performance using diversity, adaptive antennas and equalisers.
Antennas and Propagation is a vital source of information for wireless communication engineers as well as for students at postgraduate or senior undergraduate levels. Distinctive features of this book are:
* examples of real world practical system problems of communication system design and operation
* extensive worked examples
* end of chapter questions
* topical and relevant information for and about the wireless communication industry.