IEEE Wireless Dictionary

Wireless technology, like many other technical fields, has its own set of jargon and acronyms. The goal of this book is to provide meaning for the acronyms and terms most commonly used in the wireless industry with a particular emphasis on commercial systems. Individuals who are experts in one particular field, e.g., 3G cellular or WLANs, will find terms from other fields with which they are unfamiliar. Individuals who need to have broad view of the wireless landscape will find that this book covers most of the topics and terms that are important in today’s market. This book is a dictionary that reads more like an encyclopedia. Rather than just giving a terse definition for various wireless terms, many of the definitions contain additional information to provide context for understanding the term. A little history is added where appropriate as well as some opinion regarding the technical and marketing issues that make the design of wireless systems so interesting.
The book is organized into three sections. The first contains an overview of the book and addresses a couple of topics that are common to many of the definitions, frequency bands and the OSI networking model. The second part contains the definitions, and the third section has a handy list of acronyms and abbreviations for quick reference.
This book is the perfect companion to the other books in the IEEE Standards Wireless Networks Series, which includes The IEEE 802.11 Handbook, Second Edition; Wireless Communication Standards: A Study of IEEE 802.11, 802.15, and 802.16; Wireless Multimedia: A Guide to the IEEE 802.15.3 Standard; Low-Rate Personal Area Networks: Enabling Wireless Sensors with IEEE 802.15.4; All 802 wireless standards (802.11, 802.15, 802.16)



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