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The Consumer's Guide to Wireless Security Review

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(More customer reviews)When I purchased this book, I thought that it would contain some information on wireless security such as GSM, CDMA, etc. but this book only talks about another sense of wireless which is applicable to other appliances. The contents of the book give a good introductory material which might be needed before a customer decides how to secure their valueable things.

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3G CDMA2000 Wireless System Engineering Review

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(More customer reviews)Great explanations for CDMA physical and MAC layers but wish there were a bit more detail and drill-down examples of upper layer signaling call setup, tear down and layer three protocols for both air-interface technologies. More detailed explanation for EV-DO networks.

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CDMA2000 is of critical interest to wireless communications professionals because this 3G (third generation) standard provides for faster data rates, always-on data service, and improved voice network capacity. Breaking down complex technology into easy-to-understand concepts, this hands-on, system-level resource offers RF (radio frequency) and wireless system engineers expert guidance in designing, optimizing, and operating a CDMA2000 wireless network.

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Wiring for Wireless Sites Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is pretty unimpressive. Many of the facts are wrong and the author continually assures us that "...all you need to know about this is...". I don't know about you, but I want to learn everything i can get my hands on before I work on something, and nobody tells me what I don't need to worry about.
I'm not sure what the targeted reader is, perhaps an uneducated laborer would learn something about this book. Any electrician who has done any work will not really learn anything from this book. It even says that 20 amp circuits are typically wired with 16 GAUGE WIRE!!! I hope that was a typo! Anybody who is installing 16 gauge on a 20A breaker should not be doing electrical work. Regardless, I think that all of the antenna stuff would be learned by one day on the job as an apprentice. There was no reference to industry standards, codes and best practices.
The only good things that I can say about this book is that the connector pictures help in ID'ing connectors, and the section on dedicated lines between sites made me realize that I need to study them more.
I am glad that I only paid $16 for this book, not the $45 that the publisher wants. In my opinion, techs would be better off buying the NEC or something much more informing than this text.

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Wiring for Wireless Sites is one of only a handful of concise, yet highly technical information resources devoted exclusively to teaching readers the ins and outs of installing equipment in a wireless site. A "go to" resource for site planning engineers and technicians, as well as professionals already in the radio and wireless installation and maintenance business, this book virtually eliminates hours of time linking generic electrical/electronic circuit theory to manufacturer-specific descriptions of cables before moving on to actual installation. Comprehensive coverage spans the spectrum, from equipment layout and wiring through grounding and lighting protection. Helpful learning aids are also included in every chapter to guide readers to new levels of expertise.

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Fundamentals of Voice-Quality Engineering in Wireless Networks Review

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(More customer reviews)I was introduced to this book by my colleague. He lent me a copy he had. I was an engineer in audio/acoustics who started to work in the mobile telephony field. I found a wealth of information in the book, and found the book easy to read at the same time. No high-brow, difficult to read writing at all.
I bought my own copy shortly after. I read this book again just prior to my interview with my present employer. It certainly helped me landing my job! This is an excellent book, and I heartlily recommend all who are working in this area.

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Network operators are faced with the challenge of maximizing the quality of voice transmissions in wireless communications without impairing speech or data transmission. This book provides a comprehensive survey of voice quality algorithms, features, interactions, and trade-offs, at the device and system level. Using a practitioner rather than algorithm-designer angle, this book is unique. It elaborates on the root cause of impairments and ways for resolving them, as well as methodologies for measuring and quantifying voice quality before and after applying the remedies. The key issues are exemplified using case studies. Avoiding complex mathematics, the approach is based on real and sizable field experience supported by scientific and laboratory analysis. This title is suitable for practitioners in the wireless communications industry and graduate students in electrical engineering. Further resources for this title including a range of audio examples will be available online at www.cambridge.org/9780521855952.

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Building A Wireless Office Review

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(More customer reviews)It appears no one proofread this book - what a shame. There are far too many typos and mismatches between text and exhibits. I stopped reading it because I couldn't trust the accuracy of the text.
Examples (mostly from memory):
baud and band, steam and stream.
exhibits with errors and bad legends.
there is a paragraph that doesn't make any sense.
There is a paragraph that refers to a non-existant exhibit.
There are lots of others as well.

I wasn't reading this to critique it. I wanted to extend my knowledge in the wireless world. I saw lots of errors and finally decided that I couldn't trust any new information since I had to assume that the error rate there would approximate that where I had knowledge.

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Sales of IEEE 802.11x compliant wireless LANs are literally exploding. Unfortunately the manuals that accompany the equipment do not address topics such as site selection, equipment interoperability with products from different vendors, how to acquire and configure different firewalls, network address translation, and router software that becomes necessary when connecting to the internet. Building a Wireless Office covers these topics and more.Written for a wide audience of readers who are either considering the use of wireless LANs or need to learn how to use them more efficiently, the text teaches how wireless LANs operate, the difference between currently available and emerging products, and why new wireless LANs that operate at higher data rates may not be suitable nor cost effective for all organizations. Focusing on key topics associated with the construction of a wireless office this how-to guide explains technical issues in non-technical terms. The text discusses several areas asociated with wireless security that will minimize the possibility of your communication being read by unathorized parties. Building a Wireless Office provides you with information you can use to efficiently and economically construct a wireless office ranging in scope from two computers sharing information over the air, to the interconnection of hundreds to thousands of wireless products.

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3G Wireless with 802.16 and 802.11: WiMAX and WiFi (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering) Review

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(More customer reviews)I concurr with the previous 1-star review - I was expecting serious technical insights on the important (forward-looking) issue of WiFi/WiMAX Fixed-Mobile-Convergence. Instead, even though this text is dated 2005, it portrays 802.20 in the same light as 802.16, even though 802.20 is nearly irrelevant.
I would put this book in the same league as the paperback series from "Sams" and other survey texts costing around $50..........
Fairly useful, but hardly worth $99.00, and certainly not published in a "Professional Engineering" series.
I gave it 2 stars for clear and concise presentation, if you are in technical marketing or sales, this would be an excellent book.

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The integration of 802.11 (Wi-Fi) and 802.16 (Wi-Max) into wireless networks is a major new potential revenue stream for service providers.This rigorous tutorial shows communications engineers how to re-engineer existing networks to integrate the new standards.
Contents: Introduction * Radio Engineering * Network Engineering * Digital Wireless Systems * 802.11 * 802.16 * 802.20 * Convergence Wireless Mobility (20041001)

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Ground-Based Wireless Positioning (Wiley - IEEE) Review

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(More customer reviews)The widespread knowledge and use of GPS, especially in cellphones, has perhaps helped to obscure the fact that there is still a need for ground based methods of location finding. This book is a comprehensive look at those ideas. It points out that they can be used in contexts where GPS is weak or unavailable, especially inside buildings.
We also learn that ground based methods were historically the only means of finding location, until satellites were deployed.
Also, ground based methods can be more accurate than GPS. Through traditional mapping or surveying, if you have a fixed point on the ground, its location might be found, relative to some fiducial point, to greater accuracy than what GPS or even assisted GPS can furnish.

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Ground Based Wireless Positioning provides an in-depth treatment of non-GPS based wireless positioning techniques, with a balance between theory and engineering practice. The book presents the architecture, design and testing of a variety of wireless positioning systems based on the time-of-arrival, signal strength, and angle-of-arrival measurements. These techniques are essential for developing accurate wireless positioning systems which can operate reliably in both indoor and outdoor environments where the Global Positioning System (GPS) proves to be inadequate. The book covers a wide range of issues including radio propagation, parameter identification, statistical signal processing, optimization, and localization in large and multi-hop networks. A comprehensive study on the state-of-the-art techniques and methodologies in wireless positioning and tracking is provided, including anchor-based and anchor-free localisation in wireless sensor networks (WSN). The authors address real world issues such as multipath, non-line-of-sight (NLOS) propagation, accuracy limitations and measurement errors.

Presenting the latest advances in the field, Ground Based Wireless Positioning is one of the first books to cover non-GPS based technologies for wireless positioning. It serves as an indispensable reference for researchers and engineers specialising in the fields of localization and tracking, and wireless sensor networks.

Provides a comprehensive treatment of methodologies and algorithms for positioning and tracking
Includes practical issues and case studies in designing real wireless positioning systems
Explains non-line-of-sight (NLOS) radio propagation and NLOS mitigation techniques
Balances solid theory with engineering practice of non-GPS wireless systems

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