Essentials of Radio Wave Propagation

ISBN-13: 9780521875653 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 214 str.

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.