Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 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 1 The decibel scale
- Appendix 2 Phasor arithmetic and phasor diagrams
- Appendix 3 Formula sheet
- Appendix 4 Explanation of the link budget
- Further reading
- References
- Recommendations of the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Geneva
- Author's biography
- Index
- References
Further reading
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 August 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 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 1 The decibel scale
- Appendix 2 Phasor arithmetic and phasor diagrams
- Appendix 3 Formula sheet
- Appendix 4 Explanation of the link budget
- Further reading
- References
- Recommendations of the Radiocommunication Bureau of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), Geneva
- Author's biography
- Index
- References
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- Essentials of Radio Wave Propagation , pp. 196Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007
References
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(1999) COST Action 231: ‘Digital Mobile Radio towards Future Generation Systems’ (Brussels: European Commission). This includes details of the Okumura–Hata and Walfisch–Ikegami models.Google Scholar
and (1999) Electromagnetics with Applications, 5th edn (New York: McGraw-Hill). This deals with radio wave propagation from first principles; it has a particularly good section on reflection and penetration of radio waves.Google Scholar
and (2001) Radio Interface System Planning for GSM/GPRS/UMTS (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers). This book goes into significant detail applying radio-propagation knowledge to planning digital cellular mobile networks.Google Scholar
(1977) Microwave System Engineering Principles (Oxford: Pergamon). This contains an excellent explanation of the principles behind antennas and noise.Google Scholar
(1999) Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems (New York: Wiley). This is a very thorough text that provides a detailed explanation of the mathematical foundation behind propagation theory and antenna design.Google Scholar
(ed.) (2003) Propagation of Radio Waves, 2nd edn (London: IEE). This book supports an IEE course on the subject, with experts having written individual chapters. It includes chapters on individual ITU recommendations that are generally thought of as being easier to follow than the recommendations themselves.Google Scholar
(1999) COST Action 231: ‘Digital Mobile Radio towards Future Generation Systems’ (Brussels: European Commission). This includes details of the Okumura–Hata and Walfisch–Ikegami models.Google Scholar
and (1999) Electromagnetics with Applications, 5th edn (New York: McGraw-Hill). This deals with radio wave propagation from first principles; it has a particularly good section on reflection and penetration of radio waves.Google Scholar
and (2001) Radio Interface System Planning for GSM/GPRS/UMTS (Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers). This book goes into significant detail applying radio-propagation knowledge to planning digital cellular mobile networks.Google Scholar
(1977) Microwave System Engineering Principles (Oxford: Pergamon). This contains an excellent explanation of the principles behind antennas and noise.Google Scholar
(1999) Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems (New York: Wiley). This is a very thorough text that provides a detailed explanation of the mathematical foundation behind propagation theory and antenna design.Google Scholar