Wireless Communications and Networking

• Main Author: Garg, Vijay Kumar
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Tokyo Elsevier 2007; Elsevier Science & Technology; Morgan Kaufmann
• Edition: 1
• Series: The Morgan Kaufmann series in networking
• Subjects: Computer Hardware Engineering; Networks & Sensors; Wireless communication systems; Wireless LANs
• ISBN: 0123735807; 9780123735805
• DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-373580-5.X5033-9

This book provides comprehensive coverage of mobile data networking and mobile communications under a single cover for diverse audiences including managers, practicing engineers, and students who need to understand this industry. This book provides essentials of wireless communications and wireless networking, including Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN), and Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWAN). The first ten chapters of the book focus on the fundamentals that are required to study mobile data networking and mobile communications. Numerous solved examples have been included to show applications of theoretical concepts. In addition, unsolved problems are given at the end of each chapter for practice. After introducing fundamental concepts, the book focuses on mobile networking aspects. Four chapters are devoted on the discussion of WPAN, WLAN, WWAN, and internetworking between WLAN and WWAN. Remaining seven chapters deal with other aspects of mobile communications such as mobility management, security, cellular network planning, and 4G systems. A unique feature of this book is a balance between the theoretical and practical concepts.