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Wireless Communications Hardcover – Illustrated, 8 August 2005
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Product details
- Publisher : Cambridge University Press; 1st edition (8 August 2005)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 674 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0521837162
- ISBN-13 : 978-0521837163
- Dimensions : 18.54 x 4.06 x 25.65 cm
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'As the field of wireless communications continues to spread and evolve, students, engineers, practitioners, and researchers face a daunting multitude of books and an enormous literature that often misleads and confuses. Andrea Goldsmith's book offers an up-to-date, comprehensive, reader-friendly, and valuable alternative. It is a veritable tour-de-force that sweeps the entire field with clarity, completeness, and sufficient detail that strikes a masterful balance between breadth and depth. I recommend it highly to anyone interested in a serious foray into the science and technology of wireless communications.' Anthony Ephremides, Cynthia Kim Professor of Information Technology, University of Maryland
'Andrea Goldsmith has successfully created a book that balances the pressing needs of practical design and an appreciation for deep insights that come from theory. Written by a pioneer in adaptive modulation techniques for fading channels, this book is excellent in developing a working knowledge of modern wireless communication techniques that have been invented over the past decade. It is likely to become the standard textbook for wireless communications for the next 10 years.' Volkan Rodoplu, University of California, Santa Barbara
'A brilliant book - Andrea Goldsmith explains in a clear, profound and accurate way not only the fundamentals of wireless communication systems, but also some of the most recent developments in the field, such as MIMO, adaptive modulation, equalization, multicarrier and ad hoc networks. Students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering will find in the first six chapters a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals in the subject - very few books treat the fundamentals in such a clear and, at the same time, deep way. Students pursuing a Ph.D. degree in the area will find an indispensable reference. For practising engineers, this book will provide the design tools of modern wireless networks. This book will shortly become a classic. It is simply, an excellent job.' Juan M. Romero-Jerez - Associate Professor, University of Malaga, Spain
'Wireless Communications by Andrea Goldsmith is an excellent, reader-friendly book, which maintains the high standards of the Cambridge University Press …'. Professor Stuart Schwartz, Princeton University
'Andrea Goldsmith has successfully created a book that balances the pressing needs of practical design and an appreciation for deep insights that come from theory. Written by a pioneer in adaptive modulation techniques for fading channels, this book is excellent in developing a working knowledge of modern wireless communication techniques that have been invented over the past decade. It is likely to become the standard textbook for wireless communications for the next 10 years.' Volkan Rodoplu, University of California, Santa Barbara
'A brilliant book - Andrea Goldsmith explains in a clear, profound and accurate way not only the fundamentals of wireless communication systems, but also some of the most recent developments in the field, such as MIMO, adaptive modulation, equalization, multicarrier and ad hoc networks. Students pursuing a degree in electrical engineering will find in the first six chapters a comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals in the subject - very few books treat the fundamentals in such a clear and, at the same time, deep way. Students pursuing a Ph.D. degree in the area will find an indispensable reference. For practising engineers, this book will provide the design tools of modern wireless networks. This book will shortly become a classic. It is simply, an excellent job.' Juan M. Romero-Jerez - Associate Professor, University of Malaga, Spain
'Wireless Communications by Andrea Goldsmith is an excellent, reader-friendly book, which maintains the high standards of the Cambridge University Press …'. Professor Stuart Schwartz, Princeton University
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles, design techniques and analytical tools of wireless communications, focusing primarily on core principles of wireless system design. It is an ideal textbook for students taking courses on wireless communications. It is also a valuable reference for engineers in the wireless industry.
About the Author
Andrea Goldsmith received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, and is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University. Prior to this she was an Assistant Professor at the California Institute of Technology. She has also held positions in industry at Maxim Technologies and AT&T Bell Laboratories. She is a Fellow of the IEEE, has received numerous awards and honors and is the author of over 100 technical papers in the field of wireless communications.
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Sam
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of mistakes and lacks proper derivations.
Reviewed in Canada on 15 April 2020Verified Purchase
The book has many mistakes and isn't really self intuitive. Decent overall introduction to wireless communications.
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varun
5.0 out of 5 stars
Mandatory book for wireless
Reviewed in India on 22 August 2019Verified Purchase
Good quality

A Paul
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essential book for wireless communications
Reviewed in India on 5 May 2016Verified Purchase
Very useful book. Package was good. Price was reasonable

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Reviewed in India on 30 April 2016Verified Purchase
good book for basics on advanced wireless

jcsteez
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there are some aspects of this book that I liked. In particular
Reviewed in the United States on 7 August 2014Verified Purchase
As other reviewers have mentioned, this book covers a wide range of topics in modern-day wireless systems design. It provides a concise overview of various subjects, but it is lacking in depth. Nonetheless, there are some aspects of this book that I liked. In particular, I think the chapter on adaptive modulation was insightful in making the connection between information theory and classic communications theory.
Here is my opinion on how it compares to other textbooks in the wireless field:
I worked previously in the wireless industry and more often than not, I found myself consulting Tse and Viswanath's Fundamentals of Wireless Communications, which is a more abstract textbook since it requires a deeper appreciation of linear algebra and real analysis. The discussion of MIMO in that textbook is more rigorous than in Goldsmith's book. I would highly recommend Tse and Viaswanath's book to you if you are working in wireless systems design.
Andreas Mollisch's, Wireless Communications book is comparable to Goldsmith's books in terms of topic coverage. It is more mathematic than Goldsmith's book, but it does an excellent job in relating abstract communications theory concepts to wireless standards.
Thus, Goldsmith's book is useful if you want to get a feel for the various fundamentals of wireless communications. However, as other reviewers have pointed out, it lacks the depth required for modern wireless systems design. In all fairness, the textbook was written in 2005 and since then, the wireless communications field has changed significantly.
Here is my opinion on how it compares to other textbooks in the wireless field:
I worked previously in the wireless industry and more often than not, I found myself consulting Tse and Viswanath's Fundamentals of Wireless Communications, which is a more abstract textbook since it requires a deeper appreciation of linear algebra and real analysis. The discussion of MIMO in that textbook is more rigorous than in Goldsmith's book. I would highly recommend Tse and Viaswanath's book to you if you are working in wireless systems design.
Andreas Mollisch's, Wireless Communications book is comparable to Goldsmith's books in terms of topic coverage. It is more mathematic than Goldsmith's book, but it does an excellent job in relating abstract communications theory concepts to wireless standards.
Thus, Goldsmith's book is useful if you want to get a feel for the various fundamentals of wireless communications. However, as other reviewers have pointed out, it lacks the depth required for modern wireless systems design. In all fairness, the textbook was written in 2005 and since then, the wireless communications field has changed significantly.
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