Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 01:40:52 EST
From: "Rob Slade, the doting grandpa of Ryan Hoff"
Subject: "CDMA: Principles of Spread Spectrum Communication" by Viterbi

BKCDMASS.RVW   950526
 
"CDMA: Principles of Spread Spectrum Communication", Andrew Viterbi, 1995, 0-
201-63374-4, U$59.25
%A   Andrew Viterbi
%C   1 Jacob Way, Reading, MA   01867-9984
%D   1995
%G   0-201-63374-4
%I   Addison-Wesley Publishing Company
%O   U$59.25 416-447-5101 fax: 416-443-0948 markj@aw.com tiffanym@aw.com
%O   800-822-6339 617-944-3700 Fax: (617) 944-7273
%P   272
%T   "CDMA: Principles of Spread Spectrum Communication"
 
The use of a "spread spectrum", or multiple frequencies, for communication is
known in some frequency-division multiplexed local area networks, and in some
proprietary high-speed modems.  Its use in wireless communications has
historically been limited to the military, where the reliability and security
in hostile environments have been worth the additional engineering.  With the
increasing use of, and interest in, mobile and cellular communications, code-
division multiple access (CDMA) technology is quite desirable.  As well as
security, it offers much greater efficiencies of available bandwidth, location
and velocity information, and improved "hand off" performance when crossing
cell boundaries.
 
Intended as a text for a graduate course in electrical engineering or
communications, the book covers advanced topics in frequency reuse and
bandwidth, synchronization, power considerations, interleaving and other
topics.  (Students are advised to keep texts from earlier courses as Viterbi
does not always define terms or acronyms, and there are errors in the index.) 
While principles are outlined, the bulk of the book is devoted to detailed
calculations of the practicalities of CDMA design.  Chapter six is specifically
devoted to the design of digital cellular systems.
 
copyright Robert M. Slade, 1995   BKCDMASS.RVW   950526
 
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