WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS
Cory Beard
William Stallings
Updated August 18, 2015
Errata
Chapter 2 Transmission Fundamentals .................................................................................... 2
Chapter 3 Communication Networks ......................................................................................... 2
Chapter 4 Protocols and the TCP/IP Suite ................................................................................ 2
Chapter 5 Overview of Wireless Communications ................................................................. 2
Chapter 6 The Wireless Channel ................................................................................................. 2
Chapter 7 Signal Encoding Techniques...................................................................................... 2
Chapter 8 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing ...................................................... 2
Chapter 9 Spread Spectrum .......................................................................................................... 3
Chapter 10 Coding and Error Control ........................................................................................ 3
Chapter 11 Wireless LAN Technology........................................................................................ 3
Chapter 12 Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15...................................................................................... 3
Chapter 13 Cellular Wireless Networks .................................................................................... 3
Chapter 14 Fourth Generation Systems and LTE-Advanced................................................ 3
Chapter 15 Mobile Applications and Mobile IP ....................................................................... 3
Chapter 16 Long Range communications.................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 2 TRANSMISSION FUNDAMENTALS
p. 14: Figure 2.4: all ϕ values should be π. For example, sin (2ϕft) sin (2πft)
p. 16: Figure 2.5: all ϕ values should be π. For example, (4/ϕ) [sin (2ϕft) + … (4/ϕ) [sin
(2ϕft) + …
CHAPTER 3 COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
p. 61: Problem 3.3: Figure 3.1 Problem 3.1
CHAPTER 4 PROTOCOLS AND THE TCP/IP SUITE
CHAPTER 5 OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
CHAPTER 6 THE WIRELESS CHANNEL
p. 176, line 4: “– 18.733 (log fc)…” “+ 18.33 (log fc)…”
p. 200: Problem 6.12 is not given with realistic parameters. Instead use the received
power requirement to be 10-8 W.
CHAPTER 7 SIGNAL ENCODING TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 8 ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION
MULTIPLEXING
p. 240, line 14: Subcarrier spacing must be chosen to be a multiple of .
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CHAPTER 9 SPREAD SPECTRUM
CHAPTER 10 CODING AND ERROR CONTROL
p. 279, final line in Example 10.4. Figure caption should read “Polynomial Division for
Example 10.4”
CHAPTER 11 WIRELESS LAN TECHNOLOGY
CHAPTER 12 BLUETOOTH AND IEEE 802.15
CHAPTER 13 CELLULAR WIRELESS NETWORKS
CHAPTER 14 FOURTH GENERATION SYSTEMS AND LTEADVANCED
pp. 473-474: Table 14.4 column heading LTE-THD should be LTE-TDD.
[GHOS11] instead of [GHOS10] provides the thorough background on LTE.
GHOS11 Ghosh, A.; Zhang, J.; Andrews J.; and Muhamed, R. Fundamentals of
LTE. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2011.
CHAPTER 15 MOBILE APPLICATIONS AND MOBILE IP
CHAPTER 16 LONG RANGE COMMUNICATIONS
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