Wireless Communication

  1. The Physical Layer
    1. Antennas and Wave Propagation
      1. Antenna Fundamentals
        1. Isotropic Radiator
          1. Theoretical Reference Model
            1. Radiation Characteristics
            2. Dipole Antennas
              1. Half-Wave Dipole Design
                1. Radiation Pattern
                2. Directional Antennas
                  1. Yagi-Uda Arrays
                    1. Parabolic Dish Antennas
                      1. Patch Antennas
                        1. Horn Antennas
                      2. Antenna Characteristics
                        1. Radiation Pattern
                          1. Omnidirectional Patterns
                            1. Directional Patterns
                              1. Pattern Measurements
                              2. Antenna Gain
                                1. Gain Measurement in dBi
                                  1. Gain Measurement in dBd
                                    1. Effective Radiated Power
                                    2. Directivity
                                      1. Directivity Factor
                                        1. Relationship to Gain
                                        2. Beamwidth
                                          1. Half-Power Beamwidth
                                            1. Null-to-Null Beamwidth
                                            2. Polarization
                                              1. Linear Polarization
                                                1. Circular Polarization
                                                  1. Polarization Matching
                                                2. Radio Wave Propagation Mechanisms
                                                  1. Ground Wave Propagation
                                                    1. Surface Wave Characteristics
                                                      1. Ground Conductivity Effects
                                                      2. Sky Wave Propagation
                                                        1. Ionospheric Layers
                                                          1. Ionospheric Reflection
                                                            1. Skip Distance
                                                            2. Line-of-Sight Propagation
                                                              1. Free Space Propagation Model
                                                                1. Fresnel Zone Theory
                                                                  1. Earth Curvature Effects
                                                                2. Signal Propagation Impairments
                                                                  1. Attenuation Mechanisms
                                                                    1. Free Space Path Loss
                                                                      1. Atmospheric Absorption
                                                                        1. Rain Attenuation
                                                                        2. Path Loss Models
                                                                          1. Free Space Model
                                                                            1. Two-Ray Ground Reflection Model
                                                                              1. Empirical Models
                                                                              2. Reflection
                                                                                1. Specular Reflection
                                                                                  1. Multipath Propagation
                                                                                    1. Reflection Coefficients
                                                                                    2. Diffraction
                                                                                      1. Knife-Edge Diffraction
                                                                                        1. Multiple Knife-Edge Diffraction
                                                                                          1. Fresnel Diffraction
                                                                                          2. Scattering
                                                                                            1. Rayleigh Scattering
                                                                                              1. Rough Surface Scattering
                                                                                                1. Volume Scattering
                                                                                                2. Fading Phenomena
                                                                                                  1. Large-Scale Fading
                                                                                                    1. Path Loss
                                                                                                      1. Shadowing
                                                                                                      2. Small-Scale Fading
                                                                                                        1. Multipath Fading
                                                                                                          1. Doppler Effects
                                                                                                          2. Flat Fading
                                                                                                            1. Frequency-Selective Fading
                                                                                                              1. Fast Fading
                                                                                                                1. Slow Fading
                                                                                                            2. Signal Encoding and Modulation
                                                                                                              1. Data Transmission Fundamentals
                                                                                                                1. Analog Signal Transmission
                                                                                                                  1. Digital Signal Transmission
                                                                                                                    1. Baseband Transmission
                                                                                                                      1. Passband Transmission
                                                                                                                      2. Digital Modulation Techniques
                                                                                                                        1. Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)
                                                                                                                          1. On-Off Keying (OOK)
                                                                                                                            1. M-ary ASK
                                                                                                                            2. Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
                                                                                                                              1. Binary FSK (BFSK)
                                                                                                                                1. M-ary FSK
                                                                                                                                  1. Minimum Shift Keying (MSK)
                                                                                                                                  2. Phase Shift Keying (PSK)
                                                                                                                                    1. Binary PSK (BPSK)
                                                                                                                                      1. Quadrature PSK (QPSK)
                                                                                                                                        1. 8-PSK
                                                                                                                                          1. 16-PSK
                                                                                                                                            1. Differential PSK (DPSK)
                                                                                                                                            2. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
                                                                                                                                              1. 16-QAM
                                                                                                                                                1. 64-QAM
                                                                                                                                                  1. 256-QAM
                                                                                                                                                    1. 1024-QAM
                                                                                                                                                  2. Spread Spectrum Techniques
                                                                                                                                                    1. Spread Spectrum Principles
                                                                                                                                                      1. Processing Gain
                                                                                                                                                        1. Interference Resistance
                                                                                                                                                          1. Security Benefits
                                                                                                                                                            1. Multiple Access Capability
                                                                                                                                                            2. Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS)
                                                                                                                                                              1. Hopping Sequence Generation
                                                                                                                                                                1. Slow Frequency Hopping
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Fast Frequency Hopping
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Spreading Code Properties
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pseudonoise Sequences
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Code Synchronization
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Advanced Modulation and Multiplexing
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Subcarrier Orthogonality
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Cyclic Prefix
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Guard Intervals
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Peak-to-Average Power Ratio
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Resource Block Allocation
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Subcarrier Assignment
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. User Scheduling

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