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Understanding Ultra Wide Band Radio Fundamentals

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Read this book first if you just begin your research on UWB.
Read this book extensively if you are wondering where you should go in your ongoing UWB research.
Read this book selectively if you don't have enough time to search and read all UWB articles.
Read references of this book if you would like to find more related detailed papers.
Read the Matlab scripts and use (I didnot say copy)in your Matlab programs if you don't want to spend time in those already-proved work.
Use this book as your textbook if you are a professor to share your knowledge as well as that available (My advisor already used this book as a PhD level textbook).
----- I started working on UWB in early 2001. I graduated with my PhD dissertation in UWB transceiver design and system optimization. I studied all UWB related books/papers (at least before 2005). This verifies my qualification to review this book.

You can find several books on UWB. This book (perhaps the other edited from VT) is like a bible for Physical Layer designers. If you have extra money, buy all of them. But I guess this book is the only one you touch everyday.

I can say it's really excellent, because of:
-really strong and easy explanation
-too much exams and problems solving
-include Matlab code and compare the results to the theory.
-every chapter has a specific reference that's really helpful.
-its cover all you need about UWB and explain step by step
-finally I've read five time this book and still it's interested for me.
Congratulation to the authores
university of calgary omid

I have used this book and found it extremely helpful. The book covers a wide range of topics: the analysis of the UWB signal and of its spectrum and network issues. I was also happy to find that it covers localization. The MATLAB routines are very helpful to check the theory and simulate your own system. I bought another a couple of additional books on uwb, but I can say they were much less useful. This is the right book for engineers.

I did like this book very much because of the details provided; esp. MATLAB source files. Although, some of the repetitions could be avoided (end of chapter re-listing of the source available from book's website).

This book is detailed enough to be used as Text for a course in UWB. General reader may find it too involved but engineers would love the thorough treatment provided to the subject. If you are trying to design or understand the design of UWB PHY layer, this is the book for you.

Hitesh

One of the best UWB introduction books in the market today. It provides step-by-step instruction for you to get better understanding UWB and apply it in your research. The matlab code provided (if you can not download from the Prentice Hall, contact with the authors. I did and got the codes) helps you to "see and feel" UWB. Hightly recommended to everyone.

First of all, this book explained UWB well as other reviewers described ...

The most annoying thing is that more than half of the book are just pure Matlab codes (hey, it is not a book of Matlab). I do not see any reason why these codes should be printed - instead, a CD will be much more preferable.

It is a good idea to have some checkpoints. However more than half of the non-Matlab-codes-contents are Matlab-related checkpoints (wow, Matalb again), which is kind of weird.

Probably a good book for those who need step-by-step instructions. Highly NOT recommended for those who have a good background in communications (especially those who have experiences converting mathematical formulas into Matlab codes).

Guys this is a very useful book for UWB implementation with plenty of MATLAB based examples. You may even accquire the MATLAB code for further exploration.

This is an excellent book for readers at all levels with an interest in UWB. Those that are new to this area will find it very comprehensive and clear to understand. On the other hand, researchers very much involved in signal processing will appreciate the very detailed theory and simulations in every section. The chapter structure is logical and flows in an unified manner. Each chapter is properly divided into theory, practical examples in the checkpoints, the most relevant references and Matlab scripts for each graphical representation. In our lab we recommend the book to all the students whose coursework includes projects in UWB communications and positioning.

In contrast with other signal processing books that I have used for my research in the past, this book is not just a compilation of theory about a specific field, but rather it provides the reader with valuable suggestions and solutions to the main problem of designing an UWB physical layer. For example, I believe that the description of the PSD for different pulse-based and multiband UWB systems is outstanding. Also, the repercussion of selecting different system parameters on the PSD is very complete. As an example of the philosophy of this book, chapters 8 and 9 are an excellent summary of receiver techniques in all type of environments.

The book also offers an exceptional overview of UWB ranging and positioning and MAC design providing a detailed explanation of the core concepts involved.

Congratulations to the authors!

The book by Dr. Di Benedetto and Dr. Giancola is probably the best book for people who are working on the PHY design for UWB systems. The Matlab simulation scripts are especially very helpful which makes the book unique when compared with other books available in the market.

I believe the book is an extremely useful resource for researchers, especially for M.S. and Ph.D. students doing research on UWB. It may as well be used as an undergraduate or graduate level textbook; the detailed Matlab codes make the book a good candidate for such a purpose that will give the students a jump-start on learning how to simulate digital communication systems.

This is indeed an excellent book both for reference and student text.
I got the book as I was worrying about no UWB book for my graduated students. I thought it would be very helpful to one who wanted to know UWB. We translated it into Chinese and had it published in China. As expected, we received a lot of responses from readers. They appreciated the book very much.
The book presents basic concepts very clearly. The most important feature we can think of is the "Checkpoints" along with the MATLAB Codes. You would enjoy it immensely when "checking the points", to see the simulation figures coming out on your computer screen!
Many thanks to the authors!