2nd edition. — Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002. — 641 p.
Building on his classic edition, Rappaport covers the fundamental issues impacting all wireless networks and reviews virtually every important new wireless standard and technological development. He illustrates each key concept with practical examples, thoroughly explained and solved step by step.
Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems.
The Cellular Concept —System Design Fundamentals.
Mobile Radio Propagation: Large-Scale Path Loss.
Mobile Radio Propagation: Small-Scale Fading and Multipath.
Modulation Techniques for Mobile Radio.
Equalization, Diversity, and Channel Coding.
Speech Coding.
Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications.
Wireless Networking.
Wireless Systems and Standards.