Third Generation Wireless Communications, Volume 1: Post Shannon Signal Architectures [Hardcover]

George Calhoun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1580530435 | ISBN-13: 978-1580530439 | Edition: 1st

This handbook examines the fundamental concepts, design techniques, and advanced architectures for tackling critical wireless communication problems such as capacity, error correction, and channel interference. It seeks to help practitioners understand the huge demands being made of existing wireless capacity, and explores the need for a second communications "golden age", in which wireless planners, designers and engineers break down the boundaries established in the communications orthodoxy of Claude Shannon's "communications theory".

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About the Author

George Calhoun has worked in the wireless industry since 1980, most recently as the Chairman and CEO of Illinois Superconductor Corp. (aka ISCO), a public company involved in the development of interference-control solutions for the wireless industry. He was a co-founder of InterDigital Communications Corporation. He is also the author of Wireless Access & the Local Telephone Network and Digital Cellular Radio (Artech House, 1992, 1988). He can be contacted at [e-mail]

Product Details

• Hardcover: 514 pages
• Publisher: Artech House; 1st edition (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580530435
• ISBN-13: 978-1580530439
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,888,916 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3G Physical Layer Dynamite !!!!, January 18, 2006

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John M. Mcnally (Huntington, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Third Generation Wireless Communications, Volume 1: Post Shannon Signal Architectures (Hardcover)

This book focuses on the Physical Layer technology, describing the problems, parameters, strategies, and techniques employed for 3G and beyond. The text is VERY different from any other 3G book I have read (and I have read quite a few of them). I had been looking for a book that would describe or quantify the problem domain faced in wireless communications, and the reasoning behind the solutions that have been developed. I wanted it explained in conceptual detail that can be easily understood, without relying on mathematical equations to get the point across. Dr. Calhoun has done just that. This books reads like your sitting in his office and chatting with him. He continually provides superb insight to difficult concepts and uses plenty of diagrams to convey the material.

The text starts from the beginning, discussing the challenges that the "wireless" engineer faces, and then covers Shannon Theory, which he continually refers to throughout the rest of the book. Wireless system design is then covered from the viewpoint of the problems that need to be overcome by the wireless engineer. This then rolls into the physical layer strategies that need to be employed in 3G systems.

Dr. Calhoun spends quite a bit of time discussing the concept of "Signal Hardening" as a way to increase the efficiency of the available communications space. Topics include quantization, signal expansion, message space expansion, channel coding strategies, soft decision techniques, and diversity techniques. Every one of these topics is explained in illuminating detail.

Transmitter and Receiver oriented strategies are discussed, including compression, signal shaping, adaptive techniques, active receiver, equalization, RAKE receivers, and MUD. Finally, OFDM and MIMO spread signal technologies are addressed.

After reading this book, I feel I have a foundational understanding of the physical layer and Post-Shannon Signal Architectures. The writing style is very clear and engaging. There's no dobut this is best technical book I have ever read, and I am looking forward to the next volume in the series.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good read for intuitive understand physical layer techniques, September 30, 2009

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This review is from: Third Generation Wireless Communications, Volume 1: Post Shannon Signal Architectures (Hardcover)

In many cases wireless texts are either a precis of one or more standards or the subject matter is presented as "stainless steel" knowledge devoid of contextual meaning. These have their place if you're a radio engineer but if you're also looking for an easy way of developing an intuitive understanding of physical layer techniques then George Calhoun's book may be more than useful to you. This may be one of the very few technical books you'll enjoy reading even at home.

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5.0 out of 5 stars All you ever wanted to know about wireless, May 20, 2003

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rafe (Corona, ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Third Generation Wireless Communications, Volume 1: Post Shannon Signal Architectures (Hardcover)

Great book.

Is not intimidating with formulas and equations but gives you overview of the technology.

Gives good grasp of where it's heading

And no Shanon is still valid rather he is pointing out ways in which Shanon limits can be side stepped by moving around either in frequency or space or time

Also gives indictaion why rake recivers are so powerful.

This book will show you the overall technology, trend and implications. But if you want to learn how to design a 6 fingered rake reciever this is not it.