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As a network administrator, architect, or security professional, you need to understand the capabilities, limitations, and risks associated with integrating wireless LAN technology into your current infrastructure. 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide provides all the information necessary to analyze and deploy wireless networks with confidence.

Matthew S. Gast, Mike Loukides
Format: Paperback, 464pp.
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
Published: May 2002

Digital Communications is a classic book in the area that is designed to be used as a senior or graduate level text. The text is flexible and can easily be used in a one semester course or there is enough depth to cover two semesters. Its comprehensive nature makes it a great book for students to keep refer to in their professional careers.

John G. Proakis
Format:Textbook Hardcover, 4th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Published: August 2000

In Building Wireless Community Networks, author and O'Reilly networkadministrator Rob Flickenger offers a compelling case for building wireless networks on a local level: They are inexpensive, and they can be implemented and managed by the community using them, whether it's a school, a neighborhood, or a small business.

Rob Flickenger, Sue Miller (Editor)
Format: Paperback, 125pp.
Publisher: O'Reilly & Associates
Published: November 2001

There's a wireless revolution underway! With The Essential Guide to RF and Wireless, Second Edition, you can help drive that revolution, even if you don't have a technical background. This clear, concise, easy-to-understand briefing cuts through the jargon to explain how today's wireless systems really work. Fully updated to reflect the hottest technologies: wireless LANs, broadband fixed wireless, new GPS systems, smart antennas, and much more.

Carl J. Weisman
Format: Paperback, 2nd ed., 332pp.
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pubished: January 2002

This comprehensive guide can show your business how to attack and conquer all the security issues involved in wireless communications. Experts Randall Nichols and Panos Lekkas lay out the vulnerabilities, response options, and real-world costs.

Randall Nichols, Panos Lekkas
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
Published: December 2001

The IEEE 802.11 Handbook: A Designer's Companion familiarizes system network architects, hardware engineers and software engineers with the basic concepts, terminology and key specifications of the IEEE 802.11 standard--serving as an indispensable primer.

Bob O'Hara, Al Petrick
Format: Paperback, 173pp.
Publisher: Inst of Elect & Electronic
Published: December 1999

Complete Wireless Design is a great guide to wireless system hardware and circuit design for engineers and technicians working in wireless telecommunications. You'll learn how to design cutting-edge filters, amplifiers, RF switches, oscillators, and more. Algebraic formulas are presented and clearly explained, showing how to design complex wireless receivers and transmitters all the way down to the circuit level.

Cotter W. Sayre
Format: Hardcover, 547pp.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Book Group
Published: January 2001

Part I: Wireless Networks - A First Look, Introduction to Wireless Networks,  Wireless Network Configurations, Overview of the IEEE 802.11 Standard

Part II: Inside IEEE 802.11, Medium Access Control (MAC) Layer, Physical (PHY) Layer

Part III: Deploying Wireless LANs, Wireless System Integration,  Planning a Wireless LAN, Implementing a Wireless LAN.

Jim Geier
Format: Paperback, 2nd ed., 345pp.
Publisher: Sams
Published: June 2001

Offering a wealth of practical information on the implementation realities of wireless communications, this book also contains up-to-date information on the major wireless communication standards from around the world. Covers every fundamental aspect of wireless communications, from cellular system design to networking, plus the world-wide standards.

Theodore S. Rappaport
Format: Hardcover, 2nd ed, 736pp.
Published: December  2001

New edition of a reference that helps the radio amateur keep up with the ever-changing technological advances in the wired and wireless world. The 30 chapters have been updated and revised so that even a beginner can comprehend and use the information. Topics include introductory material, fundamental theory, practical design and projects, construction techniques, and operating practices. Contains many b&w illustrations and charts.

American Radio Relay League
Format: Paperback, 79th ed., 1216pp.
Publisher: American Radio Relay League, Inc
Published: September 2001

Mobilize Your Enterprise: Achieving Competitive Advantage Through Wireless Technology is both a business book and a technical book. It explains the business value of mobile technology to the enterprise - and it explains the enabling technology in terms of its business value.

Patrick Brans
Format: Paperback, 386pp.
Publisher: Prentice Hall Professional
Published: September 2002

There is a desperate need in literature for a book that shows how to combine the latest wireless Java technologies to build real business applications that can run on mobile devices, PCs, and servers. Only a handful of people know how to actually build these kinds of applications, and Wiley has found an experienced Java programmer to write this unique book and fill that gap in literature. Dan Harkey and his team of authors go beyond providing an overview, and demonstrate how to build and deliver Java enterprise applications that run on handheld devices that are connected to server applications that run as part of a J2EE implementation.

Dan Harkey, Mike Larkin, Shan Appajodu
Format: Paperback, 1st ed., 800pp.
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Published: September 2002

WCDMA for UMTS is the only reference available which provides a complete picture of the Wideband CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) air interface of the 3rd generation cellular systems - UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System). WCDMA is designed for multimedia communications including high quality images and video, and access to services with high data rates. These capabilities will create new business opportunities for manufacturers, operators and for the providers of content and applications.

Harri Holma, Antti Toskala
Format: Hardcover, 2nd ed., 384pp.
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Published: September 2002