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The first of a three-volume series on the latest research and developments in the field of mobile communications, this cutting-edge resource offers practical insight into the next generation of wireless systems, services, and applications. Culled from groundbreaking research associated with the Information Society Technologies (IST) program, this unique book helps professionals understand how the networks of tomorrow will evolve into a common, open platform, capable of delivering a range of voice, video, and data services in a combined and seamless manner. This forward-looking volume covers a wide-range of important topics, from the architectures of future wireless systems and the importance of short-range systems in the global communication society, to service platforms/technologies and application platforms. The DVD included contains further details on critical topics related to the research discussed in the book.

The development of new mobile multimedia services is certain to create new issues for future mobile communication systems. This second volume on the latest research and developments in the field offers a survey of the management and network optimization methods that will help you overcome the challenges that lie ahead. Like its companion volumes, research results from the Information Society Technologies (IST) program has been gathered to give you details in the most critical areas. The key topics include the management of heterogeneous and hybrid networks, advanced resource management techniques, cutting-edge radio technologies, advances in the development of satellite systems as part of a global integrated communication system, research on interactive broadcasting, and end-to-end solutions for delivery of services and guaranteed QoS.

Addressing the fast-growing need to integrate effective security features into wireless communication systems, this cutting-edge book offers a broad overview of wireless security, so engineers can choose the methods and techniques that are most appropriate for their projects.

Newly expanded and thoroughly revised to reflect and meet the demands of a high-velocity global business environment, this edition of the popular book and its companion CD-ROM help small and mid-sized businesses as well as non-profit organizations and public-sector agencies to achieve effective, efficient, and disciplined business development, proposal development, and knowledge management (KM) processes.

Agile methods have taken software development by storm, but a growing controversy over their true effectiveness now pits proponents against detractors in a heated battle of claims. This completely impartial guide gives project managers both expert objective analysis of Agile software development methods and much-needed tools for evaluating the suitability of Agile methods for their organization.

MIMO (multiple input and multiple output) is the technology that is advancing the wireless industry from Third Generation (3G) to cutting edge Fourth Generation (4G) systems, and this book is the professional engineer's essential guide to MIMO. It takes readers step-by-step from the basics of MIMO through various coding techniques to such advance topics as multiplexing and packet transmission. Practical examples are emphasized and arcane math is kept to a minimum, so field engineers can quickly and thoroughly understand the essentials of MIMO. The book takes a systems view of MIMO technology to help engineers quickly analyze the benefits and drawbacks of any MIMO systems. Professionals find detailed coverage of a critical up-and-coming topic not covered in any other book -- direct interfacing of a CDMA system, such as IS-95 with an OFDM system. This approach helps engineers design systems that can meet the ever-increasing need for higher throughput wireless communication. CD-ROM Included! Features software to simulate wireless systems as well as tutorial software.

Written by a leading authority, this timely new work offers today's wireless professionals a complete understanding of OFDM technology and applications in wireless communications systems, placing emphasis on wireless LANs (local area networks) and PANs (personal area networks).

Based on the author's more than 25 years' experience in managing satellite systems, this book explains how to master the complexities of deploying satellite systems while meeting overall business objectives.

Now in its second edition, this guide brings readers up-to-date with the latest developments in RF MEMS and photonic MEMS, and how projects may benefit from a MEMS solution.

With an emphasis on the use of simple, pragmatic risk management as a decision-making tool, this guide concentrates on the proactive development and implementation of IT security.

Engineers and researchers can turn to this reference time and time again when they need to overcome challenges in design, simulation, fabrication, and application of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) sensors.

Technological advances have created a need for the merger and rethinking of past testing approaches for wireless equipment. This first-of-its-kind resource offers professionals an in-depth overview of cutting-edge RF (radio frequency) and SOC (system on a chip) product testing for wireless communications.

While a number of books on the market deal with software requirements, this is the first resource to offer a methodology for discovering and testing the real business requirements that software products must meet in order to provide value.

No matter how perfect a project plan may be on paper, it is worthless if nobody actually uses it. Professionals learn to identify the underlying reasons why projects fail to progress as planned and discover the steps to creating a solid process improvement program.

This resource examines in detail the techniques and methods available to create countermeasures against anti-jam, over-the-air communications. It offers a practical guide that is focused on showing you how to design and build jammers specifically targeted at spread spectrum, anti-jam communications. Moreover, you find assistance in evaluating the expected performance of jamming systems against modern communications systems, and discover the best waveform to use to counter communication systems designed to be effective in jamming environments. error rate performance equations for most modern digital anti-jam communication systems. Written with the professional engineer in mind, this cutting-edge book also serves as a reference for technical personnel new to the communication electronic warfare field due to the inclusion of easy-to-understand introductory material. This resource is packed with over 580 equations and more than 320 illustrations, including graphical examples that allow you to estimate general jammer performance at a glance.

"Systematic Software Testing" offers an in-depth understanding of the software testing people and process issues that are critical for delivering high-quality software on time and within budget. Written by leading experts, this book gives those involved in building and maintaining complex, mission-critical software systems a flexible, risk-based process to improve their software testing capabilities.

This comprehensive, hands-on book gives defense engineers the latest design and development techniques to innovate new LPI radar systems and discover new ways to circumvent enemy LPI radar.

In today's globally competitive wireless industry, the design-to-production cycle is critically important. The first of a two-volume set, this leading-edge book takes a practical approach to RF (radio frequency) circuit design, offering a complete understanding of the fundamental concepts practitioners need to know and use for their work in the field.

The second of two authoritative volumes, this hands-on resource offers professionals a comprehensive treatment of nonlinear circuits, and introduces advanced topics they need to understand for their RF (radio frequency) circuit design work.

Designed for those involved with intelligent transportation systems (ITS), this volume guides the reader through the fundamentals that are essential for planning and operations. This reference focuses on traffic flow fundamentals and application areas, issues and principles. It includes discussion of security concerns in transportation systems, seeking to allow a greater degree of confidence in the success of your projects before actual implementation.

Jennifer A. Manner focuses on recent spectrum debates in the US and abroad, specifically on the allocation and assignment process of spectrum for new and existing services.

This resource examines the four core technologies behind today's broadband networks. Professionals get coverage of TCP/IP, ATM, SDH/SONET and WDM networking technologies, which are being utilized to meet the demands of today's diverse service features. The text presents a framework of networking principles that forms a basis of the comparison of these technologies with respect to their relative strengths, weakness and fields of use. Moreover, practitioners learn how the technologies differ, what they have in common, and how they interact.

This text aims to provide engineers with an understanding of contemporary management concepts and their applications in a technical organization. It covers: product selection and management; engineering design and product costing; concurrent engineering; value management; configuration management; risk management; re-engineering strategies and benefits; managing creativity and innovation; information technology management; and software management. There are a large number of solved examples highlighted throughout the text.