RF Engineering for Wireless Networks: Hardware, Antennas, and Propagation

Finally, here is a single volume containing all of the engineering information needed to successfully design and implement any type of wireless network! Author Dan Dobkin covers every aspect of RF engineering necessary for wireless networks. He begins with a review of essential math and electromagnetic theory followed by thorough discussions of multiplexing, modulation types, bandwidth, link budgets, network concepts, radio system architectures, RF amplifiers, mixers and frequency conversion, filters, single-chip radio systems, antenna theory and designs, signal propagation, as well as planning and implementing wireless networks for both indoor and outdoor environments.

The appendices contain such vital data as U.S., European, and Japanese technical and regulatory standards for wireless networks, measurements in wireless networks, reflection and matching of transmission lines, determining power density, and much more. No matter what type of wireless network you design-Bluetooth, UWB, or even metropolitan area network (MAN)-this book is the one reference you can’t do without!

The A-to-Z guide to wireless network engineering—covers everything from basic electromagnetic theory to modulation techniques to network planning and implementation!Engineering and design principles covered are applicable to any type of wireless network, including 802.11, 802.16, 802.20, and Bluetooth.Discusses state-of-the-art modulation techniques such as ultra wideband (UWB) and orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM).

Introduction
Basics of Wireless Communications
Basics of Wireless Local Area Networks
Radio Transmitters and Receivers
Antennas
Propagation
Indoor Networks
Outdoor Networks
Afterword
Appendix 1: Regulatory Issues
Appendix 2: Measurement
Appendix 3: Reflection and
Appendix 4: The Lorentz Gauge
Appendix 5: Power Density
Appendix 6: Conventional E & M
Appendix 7: Table of Symbols Used in the Text
Index