Chapter 1. Introduction

  1. Heikki Koivo1,
  2. Mohammed Elmusrati2

Published Online: 25 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470021804.ch1

Book Title

Systems Engineering in Wireless Communications

Systems Engineering in Wireless Communications

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How to Cite

Koivo, H. and Elmusrati, M. (2009) Introduction, in Systems Engineering in Wireless Communications, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470021804.ch1

Author Information

  1. 1

    Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

  2. 2

    University of Vaasa, Finland

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 25 NOV 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 NOV 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470021781

Online ISBN: 9780470021804

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Keywords:

  • telecommunication systems - transmitter, transmission media or channel and receiver;
  • channel coding - reliability of data by redundancy to transmitted information;
  • M-ary digital communication system;
  • simplified block diagram of communication system;
  • quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM);
  • frequency division multiple access (FDMA) and time division multiple access (TDMA);
  • propagation conditions;
  • mobile channel effects on received signal - large-scale and small-scale effects;
  • multipath effects on received signal power;
  • Quality of Service (QoS) parameters

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction to Telecommunications

  • The Quality of Service (QoS) Parameters

  • Multiple Access Techniques

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