Description
Book SynopsisThere has been phenomenal uptake of wireless and mobile networking technologies in the past decades. Significant developments have taken place during this time making the wireless technology more affordable, effective, and reliable. This book explains the fundamental principles and protocols of key existing and emerging wireless networking technologies. The book begins with a review of the fundamentals of wireless communications. It covers the basic theories and terminologies of coding and modulation, which maps digital information to the underlying signal, as well as the models to capture the dynamics of wireless signal propagation in the environment. It provides in-depth coverage of the WiFi evolution covering both the mainstream WiFi, which operates in 2.4/5GHz with new versions targeting 6GHz, as well as some of the niche WiFi standards that operate outside the mainstream bands such as 802.11af in 700MHz TV bands, 802.11ah in 900MHz to connect the Internet of Things (IoT), and 8
Table of Contents
Part I: Introduction 1. Wireless and Mobile Networking: From Past to Present Part II: Physical Layer Fundamentals 2. Wireless Coding and Modulation 3. Wireless Signal Propagation Part III: WiFi and Wireless Local Area Networks 4. WiFi Basics 5. Mainstream WiFi Standards 6. Niche WiFi Part IV: Cellular Networks 7. Cellular Networks 8. 5G Networks Part V: Internet of Things 9. Internet of Things 10.Bluetooth 11. LoRa and LoRaWAN Part VI: Next Frontiers in Wireless Networking 12. Artificial Intelligence-assisted Wireless Networking 13.Wireless Sensing 14.Aerial Wireless Networks
