El. knyga: Wireless Networking: Know It All

About the Authors		xi
Basics of Wireless Communications		1	(46)
Harmonic Signals and Exponentials		1	(4)
Electromagnetic Waves and Multiplexing		5	(4)
Modulation and Bandwidth		9	(27)
Wireless Link Overview: Systems, Power, Noise, and Link Budgets		36	(8)
Capsule Summary: Chapter 1		44	(3)
Further Reading		44	(3)
Basics of Wireless Local Area Networks		47	(50)
Networks Large and Small		47	(3)
WLANs from LANs		50	(2)
802.11 WLANs		52	(29)
HiperLAN and HiperLAN 2		81	(1)
From LANs to PANs		82	(11)
Capsule Summary: Chapter 2		93	(1)
Further Reading		94	(3)
Radio Transmitters and Receivers		97	(84)
Overview of Radios		97	(7)
Radio Components		104	(54)
Radio System Design		158	(7)
Examples of Radio Chips and Chipsets		165	(12)
Summary		177	(1)
Further Reading RFIC		177	(4)
Radio Propagation		181	(20)
Mechanisms of Radio Wave Propagation		181	(2)
Open Field Propagation		183	(2)
Diffraction		185	(1)
Scattering		186	(1)
Path Loss		187	(2)
Multipath Phenomena		189	(1)
Flat Fading		190	(2)
Diversity Techniques		192	(4)
Noise		196	(2)
Summary		198	(3)
References		199	(2)
Antennas and Transmission Lines		201	(28)
Introduction		201	(1)
Antenna Characteristics		201	(5)
Types of Antennas		206	(6)
Impedance Matching		212	(11)
Measuring Techniques		223	(3)
Summary		226	(3)
References		227	(2)
Communication Protocols and Modulation		229	(34)
Baseband Data Format and Protocol		229	(8)
Baseband Coding		237	(4)
RF Frequency and Bandwidth		241	(2)
Modulation		243	(18)
RFID		261	(1)
Summary		262	(1)
References		262	(1)
High-Speed Wireless Data: System Types, Standards-Based and Proprietary Solutions		263	(22)
Fixed Networks		263	(1)
Nomadic Networks		264	(1)
Mobile Networks		265	(1)
Standards-Based Solutions and Proprietary Solutions		266	(1)
Overview of the IEEE 802.11 Standard		266	(5)
Overview of the IEEE 802.16 Standard		271	(2)
10-66 GHz Technical Standards		273	(1)
2-11 GHz Standards		274	(1)
Overview of the IEEE 802.20 Standard		274	(1)
Proprietary Solutions		275	(10)
Propagation Modeling and Measuring		285	(28)
Predictive Modeling Tools		285	(1)
Spreadsheet Models		286	(1)
Terrain-Based Models		287	(1)
Effectively Using a Propagation Analysis Program		287	(4)
Using a Predictive Model		291	(4)
The Comprehensive Site Survey Process		295	(1)
Survey Activity Outline		296	(2)
Identification of Requirements		298	(1)
Identification of Equipment Requirements		299	(1)
The Physical Site Survey		300	(1)
Determination of Antenna Locations		301	(2)
RF Site Survey Tools		303	(2)
The Site Survey Checklist		305	(1)
The RF Survey		305	(3)
Data Analysis		308	(5)
Indoor Networks		313	(48)
Behind Closed Doors		313	(1)
How Buildings Are Built (with W. Charles Perry, P.E.)		313	(10)
Microwave Properties of Building Materials		323	(8)
Realistic Metal Obstacles		331	(2)
Real Indoor Propagation		333	(8)
How Much Is Enough?		341	(2)
Indoor Interferers		343	(8)
Tools for Indoor Networks		351	(5)
Summary		356	(5)
Further Reading		357	(4)
Security in Wireless Local Area Networks		361	(36)
Introduction		361	(1)
Key Establishment in 802.11		362	(1)
Anonymity in 802.11		363	(1)
Authentication in 802.11		364	(6)
Confidentiality in 802.11		370	(4)
Data Integrity in 802.11		374	(2)
Loopholes in 802.11 Security		376	(1)
WPA		377	(13)
WPA2 (802.11i)		390	(7)
Voice Over Wi-Fi and Other Wireless Technologies		397	(26)
Introduction		397	(1)
Ongoing 802.11 Standard Work		397	(5)
Wi-Fi and Cellular Networks		402	(10)
WiMax		412	(1)
VoWi-Fi and Bluetooth		413	(5)
VoWi-Fi and DECT		418	(1)
VoWi-Fi and Other Ongoing 802.x Wireless Projects		419	(2)
Conclusion		421	(2)
References		421	(2)
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks		423	(32)
Physical Layer and MAC		425	(12)
Routing in Ad Hoc Networks		437	(11)
Conclusion		448	(7)
References		449	(6)
Wireless Sensor Networks		455	(14)
Applications		455	(1)
Plant Network Layouts		456	(2)
Plant Network Architecture		458	(1)
Sensor Subnet Selection		458	(1)
Functional Requirements		459	(2)
Technical Tradeoffs and Issues		461	(6)
Conclusion		467	(2)
References		467	(2)
Reliable Wireless Networks for Industrial Applications		469	(12)
Benefits of Using Wireless		469	(1)
Issues in Deploying Wireless Systems		470	(3)
Wireless Formats		473	(1)
Wireless Mesh Networks		474	(2)
Industrial Applications of Wireless Mesh Networks		476	(2)
Case Study: Water Treatment		478	(1)
Conclusion		479	(2)
Applications and Technologies		481	(46)
Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN)		481	(21)
Bluetooth		502	(8)
Zigbee		510	(6)
Conflict and Compatibility		516	(5)
Ultra-wideband Technology		521	(4)
Summary		525	(2)
References		526	(1)
System Planning		527	(26)
System Design Overview		527	(1)
Location and Real Estate Considerations		528	(4)
System Selection Based Upon User Needs		532	(2)
Identification of Equipment Requirements		534	(2)
Identification of Equipment Locations		536	(7)
Channel Allocation, Signal-to-Interference, and Reuse Planning		543	(4)
Network Interconnect and Point-to-Point Radio Solutions		547	(3)
Costs		550	(1)
The Five C's of System Planning		550	(3)
Index		553

Daniel Dobkin has been involved in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of communications devices, components, and systems for over 28 years. He holds a BS from the California Institute of Technology, and MS and PhD degrees from Stanford University, all in Applied Physics. He is the author of three books and 30 technical publications, and holds 7 US patents as inventor or co-inventor. He has given numerous talks and classes on radio-frequency identification in the US and Asia. He specializes in physical-layer issues: radios and signal generation, antennas, and signal propagation. Alan Bensky, MScEE, an electronics engineering consultant with over 25 years of experience in analog and digital design, management, and marketing. Specializing in wireless circuits and systems, Bensky has carried out projects for varied military and consumer applications. He is the author of Short-range Wireless Communication, Second Edition, published by Elsevier, 2004, and has written several articles in international and local publications. He has taught courses and gives lectures on radio engineering topics. Bensky is a senior member of IEEE. David A. Lide currently is a Senior Member of the Technical Staff at Texas Instruments and has worked on various aspects of Voice over IP for the past nine years. Prior to that, he has worked on Cable Modem design and on weather satellite ground systems. He lives with his family in Rockville, Maryland. Farid Dowla received his BS, MS, and PhD in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shortly after receiving his doctorate in 1985. His research interests include adaptive filters, signal processing, wireless communication systems, and RF/mobile communication. He currently directs a research team focused on ultra-widebandRFradar and communication systems. Dowla is also an adjunct associate professor of electrical engineering at the University of California at Davis. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and Sigma Xi. He holds three patents in signal processing area, has authored a book on neural networks for the U.S. Department of Defense, and has edited a book on geophysical signal processing. He contributes to numerous IEEE and professional journals and is a frequent seminar participant at professional conferences.