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1 online resource (xix, 311 pages) : illustrations pages |
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text file |
| Series |
Essential guide series |
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Essential guide series (Prentice-Hall, inc.)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 297) and index. |
| Summary |
The only easy-to-understand guide to the wireless revolution! The easy-to-understand guide to the wireless revolution-fully updated for the latest technologies! New and expanded coverage: broadband fixed wireless, WLANs, wireless Internet, Bluetooth, smart antennas, and more Updated coverage of CDMA, GPS, LMDS, and WLL systems Concepts, terminology, components, and systems-plus new wireless glossary Perfect for marketers, investors, tech writers, PR specialists, and other non-engineers! There's a wireless revolution underway! With The Essential Guide to RF and Wireless, Second Edition, you can understand it, join it, and help drive it-even if you don't have a technical background. Leading consultant Carl J. Weisman has thoroughly updated this bestseller to reflect new market realities and breakthrough technologies-from wireless 802.11 LANs to broadband fixed wireless, and beyond. Mr. Weisman covers wireless at every level you need to understand: concepts, terminology, building blocks, and above all, how complete wireless systems actually work. Drawing on his extensive experience training sales professionals, he explains the essence of every key wireless/RF technology-clearly, comprehensibly, and with just the right touch of humor. Spread spectrum and CDMA: how they work and why they're important New! Detailed section on broadband fixed wireless: the new "last mile" solution for residential subscribers New! Satellite Internet delivery New! Smart antenna and superconducting filter technologies and their implications New! Wireless Internet, m-commerce, and Bluetooth Expanded! Global Positioning Systems: technologies and applications Updated! Preview the future of mobile telephony Updated! Wireless LANs and home networking From its all-new glossary to its extensive collection of charts, diagrams, and photographs, no other wireless/RF book is as accessible or as friendly! Whether you're a sales or marketing pro, customer, investor, tech writer, PR specialist, trade press writer, analyst, planner, or student, here's the up-to-the-minute briefing you've been searching for! |
| Contents |
Fundamentals -- Vocabulary -- Prefixes -- Basic Electronics Terminology -- RF Basics -- Transmitters and Receivers -- Signals -- RF Behavior -- Loss and Gain -- Devices -- Attenuation -- Insertion Loss -- Decibels -- Definition -- Decibel Math -- Bandwidth -- Wideband and Narrowband -- RF in the Environment -- Signal Behavior -- Match -- Consequences of an Imperfect Match -- RF Hardware -- Basic System Components -- Block Diagrams -- Receiver -- Transmitter -- Antennas -- Block Diagram -- Antenna Characteristics -- How Antennas Work -- Antenna Performance -- Polarization -- Antenna Dimensions -- Smart Antennas -- Amplifiers -- Block Diagram -- Fundamental Properties of Amplifiers -- How Amplifiers Work -- Special Amplifiers -- Filters -- Block Diagram -- The Filter's Function -- Filter Types -- Filter Performance -- Special Filters -- Mixers -- Block Diagram -- The Mixer's Function -- How Mixers Work -- Mixer Configurations -- Block Diagram -- How Oscillators Work -- Different Kinds of Oscillators -- A Special Oscillator -- The VCO -- Synthesizers -- A Quick Review -- Transmitter Block Diagram -- Receiver Block Diagram -- Other Components -- Switches -- Block Diagram -- Switch Function and Performance -- Types of Switches -- System Use -- Attenuators -- Block Diagram -- The Attenuator's Function -- Types of Attenuators -- Dividers and Combiners -- Block Diagram -- The Dividers' and Combiners' Functions -- System Use -- Couplers -- Block Diagram -- How Couplers Work -- Types of Couplers -- Circulators and Isolators -- Block Diagram -- How Circulators Work -- System Use -- Isolators -- Transformers -- Block Diagram -- The Transformer's Function -- Detectors -- Block Diagram -- The Detector's Function -- Phase Shifters -- Block Diagram -- The Phase Shifter's Function -- Phase Detectors -- The Phase Detector's Function -- Review of Components -- Circuits and Signals -- Semiconductors -- Materials and Devices -- Diodes -- Transistors -- Integrated Circuits (MMIC) -- Circuit Technologies -- Lumped and Distributed Circuits -- Discrete, Hybrid, and MMIC Circuit Choices -- Subassemblies -- Cavities -- Modulation -- What Is Modulation? -- Types of Modulation -- Modulators and Demodulators -- Getting Around -- Cables -- Connectors -- Waveguides -- Circuit Traces -- RF Systems -- Older Technology -- Broadcasting -- What Is Broadcasting? -- The Role of Frequency -- Tuning In -- Television Delivery -- Radar -- What Is Radar? -- How Radar Works -- Different Radar Systems -- Satellite Communications -- Why Satellites? -- How Satellites Work -- Satellite Systems -- A Special Satellite System -- GPS -- The Next Generation Satellites -- LEO -- The Internet from Above -- Point-to-Point Microwave -- What Is Point-to-Point Microwave? -- Point-to-Point Operations -- Mobile Telephony -- A World of Choices -- Differentiators -- Worldwide Systems -- The Cellular Concept -- Topology -- Infrastructure -- Mobility -- Adding Capacity -- Underlying Technology -- Frequency Reuse -- Air Interface -- Cellular Phone Block Diagram -- CDMA Explained -- Spread Spectrum -- Channels -- Cellular Evolution -- Different Generations -- Paths of Migration to 3G -- The New World of Wireless -- Broadband Fixed Wireless -- Wireless Local Loop -- Air Link Transmission Technologies -- Wireless Networks -- Local Area Networks -- Personal Area Networks -- Home Networks -- The Mobile Internet -- Technology -- M-Commerce -- The Bleeding Edge -- Up-and-Coming Technologies -- Security Issues -- Health Concerns -- Specifications. |
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Radio -- Equipment and supplies.
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Radio circuits.
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Wireless communication systems.
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Radio -- Appareils et matériel. |
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Circuits radio. |
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Transmission sans fil. |
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Radio -- Equipment and supplies. |
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Radio circuits. |
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Wireless communication systems. |
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Radio circuits |
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Radio -- Equipment and supplies |
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Wireless communication systems |
| Added Title |
RF and wireless |
| Other Form: |
0130354651 |
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9780130354655 |
| ISBN |
9780132442381 |
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0132442388 |
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0130354651 |
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9780130354655 |
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9780132440844 |
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0132440849 |
| Standard No. |
9780132442381 |
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