Essentials of Radio Wave Propagation

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-521-87565-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 468 g

Reihe: The Cambridge Wireless Essentials Series

If you need to maximize efficiency in wireless network planning an understanding of radio propagation issues is vital, and this quick reference guide 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. Fundamentals are explained in the context of their practical significance. Applications, including point-to-point radio links, broadcasting and earth-space communications, are thoroughly treated, and more sophisticated methods, which form the basis of software tools for both network planning and spectrum management, are also described. For a rapid understanding and insight into radio propagation, sufficient to enable you to undertake real-world engineering tasks, this concise book is invaluable for network planners, hardware designers, spectrum managers, senior technical managers and policy makers who are either new to radio propagation or who need a quick reference guide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haslett, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Funktechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Mikroprozessoren

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

Haslett, Christopher
Christopher Haslett is the principal propagation adviser at Ofcom, the UK communication industries regulator. As well as experience conducting and directing research projects, he has many years' industrial radio-planning experience with Cable and Wireless plc., and as director of planning and optimization at Aircom International Ltd., where he directed the optimization of UMTS networks. He was also a senior lecturer at the University of Glamorgan.