For upper level undergraduate Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications or Information Science courses that focus on wireless communications technology, as well as a reference for technicians and other professionals in the wireless industry.
Takes a unified and comprehensive approach to introducing the full spectrum of engineering demands across all wireless networks and systems. The book uses examples specifically intended to illustrate the differences in implementing various systems, ranging from cellular voice telephony to wireless Internet access.
KAVEH PAHLAVAN is Professor of ECE and CS and Director of the Center for Wireless Information Network Studies, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA and International Visiting Professor, University of Oulu, Finland. He has been a consultant to leading wireless organizations worldwide, including GTE Laboratories, JPL Laboratories, 3COM, Motorola, Honeywell, Nokia, and NTT; and serves as the member of the board of several companies. He has also been a Fellow of the IEEE, a Nokia Fellow, and the first Fulbright-Nokia Fellow.
PRASHANT KRISHNAMURTHY, Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Science and Telecommunications at the University of Pittsburgh, has been involved in developing the wireless information systems track for the Master of Telecommunications curriculum in the Telecommunications Program there. He chairs the Pittsburgh Chapter of the IEEE Communications Society.