Communications engineering / telecommunications Books

The modern world of ubiquitous communication devices has fueled recent research into the need to find technical solutions to address energy consumption concerns raised by various stakeholders. These include:•The exponential increase of connected devices...

Multi-way communication is a means to significantly improve the spectral efficiency of wireless networks. This monograph provides an overview of the developments in this research area since it was initiated by Claude Shannon. The basic two-way...

Topics in Multi-User Information Theory presents a review of eleven of the fundamental issues in multi-user information theory. Each chapter is devoted to one particular issue and follows the same structure. Each chapter starts with a problem description...

There is a great deal of discussion about media globalization, particularly television, especially as it is being driven by the spread of satellite technology and cable. While certain schools of thought view this trend as promoting cultural heterogeneity...

We are increasingly exposed to an invisible web of radiation all around us through the wireless devices we love so much. With the advent of cloud computing and the Internet of Things set to launch more than a trillion smart devices, the radiation is...

This groundbreaking volume contributes to the growing body of knowledge in digital ethics and provides a much-needed resource for scholars and teachers interested in exploring ethics in this new digital world.

An intimate look at the comedy of the Golden Age of radio by one of its noted scriptwriters and actors.

Definitive guide to customer loyalty, its diagnosis, management, and improvement available to the telecommunications professional. Industry veteran, Rob Mattison, shares his expertise. The book explains tools and techniques for a coherent telecom...

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...

Following a detailed overview of cooperative communications and the physical layer security, this book proposes relay and jammer selection schemes for security in one-way cooperative networks and to improve physical layer security in two-way cooperative...

In a world of uncertainty, communication during emergencies is paramountThis comprehensive guide offers step-by-step instructions for effectively using your radio device. Be prepared and stay connected in times of crisis.

The future has already begin. The banking industry needs to adjust, or it will disappear in the next decade. With the help of 5G, next-generation intelligent ATM-like devices will have highly integrated functions and use technologies such as artificial...

This technical book provides a comprehensive overview of the science and technology of telegraphy, as it was understood at the end of the 19th century. The authors, WH Preece and J Sivewright, were pioneering telegraph engineers who played a key role in...

Learn how to determine the value of telephone rates in this comprehensive guide to telecommunications. Charles Watson McKay provides the latest data and methods for understanding the complex world of telephone rates.This work has been selected by...

This book provides a practical guide to building a wireless set. It covers topics such as the theory of wireless communication, building a receiver and transmitter, and troubleshooting tips. With step-by-step instructions and helpful illustrations, this...

In this brief but influential work, William Orton argues for the establishment of a postal telegraph system in the United States. He points out the many benefits that such a system would have for commerce, communication, and public safety, and refutes...

A practical handbook for anyone working in the field of wireless telegraphy, providing clear and detailed instructions on how to use the wave meter for maximum efficiency. With abundant diagrams and examples, Joseph Oswald Mauborgne guides readers...

This guidebook provides detailed information on designing, building, and operating telephone exchanges, with a focus on the technical aspects of telephony.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge...

This groundbreaking work is a crucial resource for anyone involved in the development and maintenance of telegraph lines. With comprehensive instructions and practical advice, Schwendler's guide was a major step forward in the evolution of modern...

The availability of the RTL-SDR device for less than $20 brings software defined radio (SDR) to the home and work desktops of EE students, professional engineers and the maker community. The RTL-SDR can be used to acquire and sample RF (radio frequency)...

Why purchase expensive add-on cards or bus interfaces when you can develop effective and economical data acquisition and process controls using C programs? Using the under-employed printer adapter (that is, the parallel port of your PC), you can turn...

This book discusses in detail fiber optic communications systems. It describes major components including fibers, cables, emission sources, detectors, modulators, and repeaters, as well as total system designs.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the Federal Communications Commission's Local Competition Order are just two examples of the continuing monumental and far-reaching changes occurring throughout the telecommunications industry. At the 1996...

In this volume, author Urs Gattiker offers a broad overview of Internet and technology-related theory. He examines Internet and multimedia issues from an international perspective, outlining issues of international sovereignty and the potential impact of...

As the telecommunication and information field expands and becomes more varied, so do publications about these technologies and industries. This book is a first attempt to provide a general guide to that wealth of English-language publications -- both...

As the "information superhighway" moves into the home through interactive media, enhanced telecom services, and hybrid appliances, interest continually grows in how consumers adopt and use Information Technology (IT), the strategies IT marketers use to...

The book aims at covering the basic designs and methodology of reconfigurable antennas, to the recent developments in the field of reconfigurable antennas, metasurface-based reconfigurable designs, reflectarray and transmitarray based structures, and...

This book covers recent technological developments and advanced aspects of optical transmission techniques, focusing on the fundamental mechanics relevant to radiofrequency and optical engineers. It is ideal for engineers, upper level undergraduate...

This volume deals with controllability and observability properties of nonlinear systems, as well as various ways to obtain input-output representations. The emphasis is on fundamental notions as (controlled) invariant...

1. Introduction.- 2. Single-user MIMO.- 3. Multiuser MIMO.- 4. Suboptimal Multiuser MIMO Techniques.- 5. Cellular Networks: System Model and Methodology.- 6. Cellular Networks: Performance and Design Strategies.- 7. MIMO in Cellular Standards.

The Essence of Dielectric Waveguides provides an overview of the fundamental behavior of guided waves, essential to finding and interpreting the results of electromagnetic waveguide problems. Clearly and concisely written as well as brilliantly...

This book is devoted to the investigation of the main issues related to the sustainable realization of tele-laboratories, where real and virtual instrumentation can be shared and used in a collaborative environment. The book...

Surveys recent advances in combinatorial properties of switching fabrics Written by an expert in the area of switching fabrics

Following the pattern of the Internet growth in popularity, started in the early 1990s, the current unprecedented expansion of wireless technology promises to have an even greater effect on how people communicate and interact,...

Space weather has an enormous influence on modern telecommunication systems even though we may not always appreciate it. We shall endeavor throughout this monograph to expose the relationships between space weather factors and...

Recent years have brought many changes to the world of mass media. The In­ ternet and mobile communications technology have provided consumers with interactive digital services. Television is catching up with this trend through...

New paradigms for communication/networking systems are needed in order to tackle the emerging issues such as heterogeneity, complexity and management of evolvable infrastructures. In order to realize such advanced systems, approaches should become task-...

Advances in Queueing Theory and Network Applications presents several useful mathematical analyses in queueing theory and mathematical models of key technologies in wired and wireless communication networks such as channel access controls, Internet...

What debates have caused spectrum policy to change course and which will determine its future direction? This book examines these issues through a series of chapters from a range of notable experts.The backdrop is a period of turbulent change in what was...

Recent years have seen an upsurge of significant interest in cell-based technologies. A range of productive and lively debate have taken place relating to tissue engineering, namely the construction of tissues and whole organs...

The Sixth Conference on Ultra-Wideband, Short-Pulse Electromagnetics (UWB SP6), chaired by Eric Mokole of the United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and hosted by the NRL and the United States Naval Academy (USNA), was...

The fifth Conference on Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics was held in Scotland from 30 May to 2 June 2000 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. It formed part of the EUROEM 2000 International Conference...

In the tradition of the previous three conferences, the proceedings of the 4th Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics Conference explores topics including pulse generation and detection; broadband electronic systems;...

QoS Enhancements and the New Transport Services; A. Danthine, et al. Performance Evaluation and Monitoring of Heterogenous Networks; J. Neuman, et al. Application of High Speed Networks in Hospital Environment; J.R. Rao. On Allocation Schemes for the...

Telecommunications and International Politics 1851-1945.Headrick examines the political history of telecommunications from the mid-nineteenth century to the end of World War II, and illustrates how this technology gave nations a new instrument for...

This book focuses on the discrete Fourier transform (DFT), discrete convolution, and, particularly,the fast algorithms to calculate them. These topics have been at the center of digitalsignal processing since its beginning, and new results in hardware,...