Ideal for those seeking new results for practical application, this book provides detailed information on the effects of multipath fading and the shadowing of mututal interference between mobile users. The text considers how the performance of mobile raido networks is affected by terminal equipment, presents an improved method for computation of signal outage probabilities, and describes a useful technique for the design and planning of cellular networks.
Introduction. VHF and UHF Propagation in Land-Mobile Communication. Probability of Signal Outage. Threshold Crossing Rate and Average (Non-) Fade Duration. Average Bit Error Rate in CW Communication. Random Multiple Access to Mobile Radio Channels. Models for Receiver Capture in Mobile Random-Access Networks. Spatial Distributions of Traffic in Mobile Slotted ALOHA Networks. Frequency Re-use in Wide-Area Packet-Switched Networks. Discussions and Conclusions. References. Appendixes. Index.