This textbook on wireless communications technology and system design covers the basic issues affecting all wireless networks and reviews new technological developments, with particular attention to SG systems and wireless local area networks. Individual chapters concentrate on the cellular concept, mobile radio propagation, modulation techniques, multiple access techniques, and wireless systems and standards. Step-by-step explanations of practical examples illustrate major points. Rappaport teaches electrical and computer engineering at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)