Provides electrical and communications engineers with the technical information needed to develop products using Code Division Multiple Access, the commercial implementation of spread spectrum technology that underpins the surge in personal wireless communication. Outlines the fundamentals of digital communications and both the physical and network principles of spread spectrum transmission, and presents details of such aspects as signal generation, synchronization, modulation, and error-correcting coding.

The first edition of this now classic work explained the development of mobile radio systems for voice and data in a logical, easy to follow manner. In the ten years since the publication of the first edition, the mobile communications field has exploded, and William Lee has become perhaps the leading figure in the field. In this edition he will update many of the existing chapters, bringing them up to date with the many developments in the field since 1983, and add three new chapters, brining the book fully into the communications world of the 1990's.

TCP/IP goes mobile, and here is the complete, up-to-date tutorial on Mobile IP for both technical and business professionals. The book shows how to use Mobile IP in real-world campus and Internet-wide applications and reviews the state-of-the-art in Mobile IP network security.

The telecommunications industry encompasses hundreds of different technologies, which in turn have spawned many trade names, jargon terms, and legal definitions. Those looking for a comprehensive introduction to the technologies, laws, and marketing programs that govern telecommunications need to read The Essential Guide to Telecommunications.