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Technology Trends in Wireless

Communications

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Technology Trends in Wireless

Communications

Ramjee Prasad

Marina Ruggieri

Artech House

Boston • London

www.artechhouse.com

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Prasad, Ramjee

Technology Trends in Wireless Communications/Ramjee Prasad, Marina Ruggieri.

p. cm.—(Artech House universal personal communications series)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-58053-352-3 (alk. paper)

1. Wireless communication systems—Technological innovations. I. Ruggieri, M.

(Marina), 1961– II. Title.

TK5103.2P7197 2003

621.382–dc21

2003041476

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data

Prasad, Ramjee

Technology trends in wireless communications.—

(Artech House universal personal communications series)

1. Wireless communication systems 2. Mobile communication systems

3. Digital communications 4. Multimedia systems

I. Title II. Ruggieri, M. (Marina), 1961–

621. 3’8456

ISBN 1-58053-352-3

Cover design by Yekaterina Ratner

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Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2003041476

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