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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Authors | |
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Introduction | |
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Overview | |
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System Description | |
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Historical Perspective | |
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Systems Engineering and the Role of the Systems Engineer | |
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The Radio Link | |
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Introduction | |
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Transmitting and Receiving Electromagnetic Waves | |
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Isotropic Radiation | |
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Antenna Radiation Patterns | |
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The Range Equation | |
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Thermal Noise and Receiver Analysis | |
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Optimizing the Energy Transmission System | |
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Conclusions | |
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Problems | |
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Channel Characteristics | |
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Introduction | |
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Macroscopic Models 1: Reflection from the Earth�s Surface | |
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Macroscopic Models 2: Empirical Models | |
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Macroscopic Models 3: Log-Normal Shadowing | |
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Microscopic Models 1: Multipath Propagation and Fading | |
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Microscopic Models 2: Statistical Models for Multipath Propagation | |
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Microscopic Models 3: A Two-Ray Model with a Moving Receiver | |
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Microscopic Models 4: A Statistical Model with a Moving Receiver | |
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Area Coverage | |
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The Link Budget | |
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Conclusions | |
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Problems | |
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Radio Frequency Coverage: Systems Engineering and Design | |
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Motivation | |
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Requirements Assessment and System Architecture | |
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Cellular Concepts | |
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Estimation of Interference Levels | |
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Cellular System Planning and Engineering | |
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Operational Considerations | |
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Traffic Engineering, Trunking, and Grade of Service | |
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Conclusions | |
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Problems | |
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Digital Signaling Principles | |
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Introduction | |
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Carrier-Based Signaling | |
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Spread-Spectrum Signaling | |
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Conclusions | |
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Problems | |
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Access Methods | |
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Introduction | |
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Channel Access in Cellular Systems | |
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Frequency-Division Multiple Access | |
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Time-Division Multiple Access | |
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Code-Division Multiple Access | |
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Contention-Based Multiple Access | |
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Conclusions | |
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Problems | |
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Information Sources | |
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Introduction | |
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Information Sources and Their Characterization | |
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Digitization of Speech Signals | |
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Coding for Error Correction | |
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Conclusions | |
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Problems | |
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Putting It All Together | |
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Introduction | |
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Looking Backward | |
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Contemporary Systems and 3G Evolution | |
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OFDM: An Architecture for the Fourth Generation | |
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Conclusions | |
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Statistical Functions and Tables | |
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The Normal Distribution | |
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Function Tables | |
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Traffic Engineering | |
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Grade of Service and the State of the Switch | |
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A Model for Call Arrivals | |
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A Model for Holding Time | |
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The Switch State Probabilities | |
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Blocking Probability, Offered Load, and Erlang B | |
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Computational Techniques for the Erlang B Formula | |
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Erlang B Table | |
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Acronyms | |
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Index | |