Essentials of Radio Wave Propagation
Essentials of Radio Wave Propagation
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If you need to maximize efficiency in wireless network planning, this quick reference guide to an increasingly complex and difficult topic is for you. Using real-world case studies, practical problems and minimum mathematics, the author explains simply and clearly how to predict signal strengths in a variety of situations. More sophisticated methods, which form the basis of software tools for both network planning and spectrum management, are also described. This will be an invaluable resource for network planners, hardware designers, spectrum managers, senior technical managers and policy makers.
- Quick practitioner guide to a complex technology
- Concise and highly practical treatment
- Uses real-world case studies and minimum mathematics, making the topic very accessible
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January 2008Adobe eBook Reader
9780511368073
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81 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Propagation in free space and the aperture antenna
- 2. Point-to-area transmission
- 3. The effect of obstacles
- 4. Reflection, scatter and penetration
- 5. Estimating the received signal strength in complex environments
- 6. Atmospheric effects
- 7. System design and interference management
- 8. Software-based tools
- 9. Summary
- Appendix: A1. The decibel scale
- A2. Phasor arithmetic and phasor diagrams
- A3. Formula sheet
- A4. Explanation of link budget
- Bibliography
- References
- Author's biography.
