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Learn about the most popular wireless data communications technologies in use today as Olenewa's GUIDE TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, 5th Edition, examines Bluetooth, ZigBee, Thread, Wi-Fi, cellular and satellite communications while providing a broad industry perspective. You develop a solid base of knowledge in Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs) and Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs). Written in simple language, with a focus on what you need to know to get started and not sound like a novice, this book's comprehensive approach provides you with the solid background you need to prepare for a future career in today's wireless data communications technology field.
List of contents
1. Introduction to Wireless Communications.
2. Wireless Data Transmission.
3. Understanding Radio Frequency Communications.
4. How Antennas Work.
5. Wireless Personal Area Networks.
6. Introduction to Wi-Fi WLANs.
7. Enhancing WLAN Performance.
8. Extending WLANs and WLAN Security.
9. WMAN – Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks.
10. WWAN – Wireless Wide Area Networks.
11. RFID – Radio Frequency Identification.
12. Wireless Sensor Networks.
About the author
Jorge L. Olenewa has been an instructor at George Brown College for more than 15 years, where he continues to teach and assist in the creation and implementation of several programs of study related to networking and wireless technologies. This academic experience and more than four decades of working in the computer industry formed the foundation of his book, GUIDE TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, now in its 4th Edition. A keynote speaker on wireless technologies and co-chair at WECON, a major international Wireless and Embedded Systems conference in India, Mr. Olenewa has completed applied researched in wireless applications for in-vehicle entertainment systems, Real-Time Location Systems, and two Mobile Learning research projects. He is a Cisco® Certified Academy Instructor and Manages the Cisco Networking Academy at George Brown College. Mr. Olenewa holds a B.S. in Electronic Information Systems from B.L.A.I. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Summary
Learn about the most popular wireless data communications technologies in use today as Olenewa’s GUIDE TO WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, 5th Edition, examines Bluetooth, ZigBee, Thread, Wi-Fi, cellular and satellite communications while providing a broad industry perspective. You develop a solid base of knowledge in Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks (WMANs) and Wireless Wide Area Networks (WWANs). Written in simple language, with a focus on what you need to know to get started and not sound like a novice, this book’s comprehensive approach provides you with the solid background you need to prepare for a future career in today’s wireless data communications technology field.
