Wireless Books
Some of the books listed on this page include discussion of Bluetooth
& DECT, amongst other wireless technologies, but are not exclusive to
Bluetooth & DECT. Books specific just to DECT may be found
on the DECT Books Page.
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- Applications
of CDMA in Wireless/Personal Communications
- by
Vijay Kumar Garg, et al
Published by:
Prentice Hall
Date Published: 1996
Publisher's description:
A comprehensive guide to CDMA for digital cellular and PCS
applications, for engineers and
managers involved in developing wireless communications products and
systems.
Building Wireless
Community Networks
by Rob Flickenger
Published by:
O'Reilly and Associates
Date Published: December 2001
Publisher's description:
"Building Wireless Community Networks
offers a compelling case for building wireless networks on a local level:
They are inexpensive, and they can be implemented and managed by the
community using them, whether it's a school, a neighborhood, or a small
business. This book also provides all the necessary information for
planning a network, getting the necessary components, and understanding
protocols that you need to design and implement your network."
ISBN 0596002041
Cellular
Digital Packet Data
by Muthuthamby Sreetharan & Rajiv Kumar
Published by Artech House
Date Published: 1996
This book provides an overview of alternate
technologies supporting wireless data communications and explains the
architectural concepts of the CDPD network and its major subsystems.
Cordless
Telecommunications Worldwide
by Walter Tuttlebee
536 pages
Published by Springer Verlag
Date Published: 1997
Available through DECTweb.
ISBN: 3540199705
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"Cordless Telecommunications
Worldwide" is a comprehensive 536page reference work, encompassing
the technology and commercial origins of the cordless telephony
and data business as it emerged in the mid 1990s.. Pre-dating
the Bluetooth market, the book includes several chapters explicitly devoted to
the fundamentals of short range wireless, including DECT, describing
the rationale for profiles and implementation issues. Much of the
technology and concepts of DECT has been subsequently been adopted
and built upon by the Bluetooth industry. An excellent primer and
reference for those new to the short range wireless industry.
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Data Over Wireless Networks: Bluetooth, WAP, and Wireless
LANs
by Gilbert Held
368 pages
Published by
McGraw-Hill Publishing
Date Published:
November 2000
Available through FatBrain.
ISBN: 0072126213
Emerging
Public Safety Wireless Communication Systems
by Robert I. Desourdis, David R. Smith, William D. Speights, John R. DiSalvo,
Richard J. Dewey
Approx. 595 pages
Date Published:
October 2001
Available through Artech
House.
ISBN: 0-89006-575-6
Fundamentals
of Telecommunication Networks
by Tarek N. Saadawi, Mostafa H. Ammar, Ahmed El Hakeem &
Ahmed El Hakeem
Date Published 1994
GPRS
and 3G Wireless Applications
by Christoffer Andersson (0471414050)
Published by: Wiley -
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Date Published: April
2001
ISBN: 0471414050
Publisher's description:
Christoffer Andersson
guides you step-by-step
through all the technical
issues that underlie the
development of software and
content for wireless
networks and devices. You’ll
discover how GPRS and 3G
systems have evolved, how
they affect applications,
and how to work with
existing and emerging
protocols. You’ll get
concrete tips and advice on
testing and optimizing
software, choosing
architectures and platforms,
security issues, and much
more.
- Mobile
and Wireless Networks
by Ulysees D. Black
Published by Prentice Hall
Date Published 1996
Covering both hardware and software perspectives,
this book explains wireless networks in a simple and clear fashion.
- Mobile
Data and Wireless LAN Technologies
by Rifaat A. Dayem
Published by Prentice Hall
Date Published 1997
This book reviews potential applications, market forecasts, services offered,
traffic capacities and bandwidth issues, achievable throughput, spectrum
allocation, standards, products, and key players. Includes a
primer on wireless networking, mobile data, wireless spectra and
international standards.
- Mobile
Data Communications Systems
by Peter Wong, David Britland
Published by Artech House
Date Published 1995
Mobile
IP : Design Principles and Practices
by Charles E. Perkins, et al
Published by Addison-Wesley
Date Published 1997
An introduction to the design and
implementation of Internet protocols used to maintain network connections, when moving from place to place. The book helps developers implement
Mobile IP by clearly describing the system impact of mobility and
detailing every message and packet format associated with the Mobile IP protocol.
Radio
Network Planning and Optimisation for UMTS
by Jaana Laiho (0471486531)
Published
by:
Wiley - CLICK
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Date
Published: October
2001
ISBN:
0471486531
Publisher's description:
A
comprehensive
explanation
of how to
dimension,
plan and
optimise
networks
from Nokia
Networks in
Finland.
This book
provides a
clear and
detailed
introduction
to WCDMA
radio access
technology
used in UMTS
before
concentrating
on how to
dimension,
plan and
rollout a 3G
network,
both
theoretically
and
practically.
- Services
for UMTS: Creating Killer Applications in 3G
by Tomi Ahonen (0471485500)
Published by: Wiley - CLICK HERE for getting a 10% discount
to The Wireless Directory members.
Date Published: April 2002
ISBN: 0471485500
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With the first 3G networks being rolled out, the race is on to
identify and develop the killer applications that will transform the way
we use mobile telecommunications. Services for UMTS looks at over 200 of
these possible ideas for applications and introduces new concepts to
enable operators to create a winning UMTS services strategy. Anyone keen
to take advantage of the undoubted business opportunities presented by 3G
will find this book an inspiring and compelling read. |
Short-range
Wireless Communication : Fundamentals
of RF System Design and Application
by Alan Bensky
302 pages
Date Published:
February 2001
Available through MightyWords.
ISBN: 0717369552
The Essential Guide to
Wireless Communications Applications
by Andy Dornan
- The
Wireless Data Handbook
by James F. Derose
Date Published 1994
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UMTS
Networks: Architecture, Mobility and Services
by Heikki Kaaranen (047148654X)
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Date Published: June
2001
ISBN: 047148654X
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An outstanding description of 3rd generation UMTS mobile networking
technology. UMTS Networks discusses both the core network evolving from
the globally successful GSM/GPRS system and the radio access network based
on newly emerged WCDMA technology. Written by a group of experts from the
Nokia Group, Finland, this practical guidebook provides all the essential
information for the entire UMTS system. |
Wireless and Mobile Network
Architectures
by Yi-Bing Lin and Imrich Chlamtac
- Wireless
Information Networks : Architecture, Resource Management, and Mobile Data
- by
Jack M. Holtzman (Editor)
Published by Kluwer
Date Published 1996
- Wireless
Java for Symbian Devices
by Jonathan Allin (0471486841)
Published by:
Wiley - CLICK
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Date Published: September
2001
ISBN: 0471486841
Publisher's description:
Complete with
numerous illustrative
and real-world examples,
this guide provides all
the essential
information to help Java
developers adapt to the
needs, constraints and
opportunities of
wireless programming for
Symbian devices. The
author is the Java
Technology Manager at
Symbian.
Wireless
LANs
by Jim Geier
Published by Macmillan Computer Pub
Date
Published: July
2001
An up to date review of
the 802.11 WLAN
technology from a range
of angles provided by an
acknowledged industry
expert.
ISBN 0672320584
Wireless LAN Standards
and Applications
by Asuncion Santamaria and Francisco Lopez-Hernandez
248
pages.
Date
Published:
January
2001
Available
through Artech
House.
ISBN:
0-89006-943-3
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Wireless
Multimedia Communications : Networking Video, Voice, and Data
by Ellen Kayata Wesel
Published by
Addison-Wesley
Date Published 1997
A comprehensive guide to the design of wireless
multimedia communications systems, covering mobile video, voice, and data
communications, it provides an
introduction to the problems and solutions of communicating multimedia
traffic at high data rates over a radio channel for short distances.
- Wireless
: The Revolution in Personal Telecommunications
- by Ira Brodsky
Published by Artech House
Date Published 1995
A classic, if a little dated by now
WLAN Systems and Wireless IP for
Next Generation Communications
by Neeli Prasad and Anand Prasad
Approx. 295 pages.
Date Published:
January 2002
Available through Artech
House.
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