Mobile Radio Network Design in the VHF and UHF Bands: A Practical Approach

Preface.

Glossary.

PART ONE.

1. Introduction.

2. Spectrum and Standards.

3. Mobile Radio Technologies.

4. The Mobile Environment Part 1: Propagation Mechanisms and Modelling.

5. The Mobile Environment Part 2: Fading, Margins and Link Budgets.

PART TWO.

6. The Radio Network Design Environment.

7. Selection of Engineering Tools and Data.

8. Starting the Project.

9. Mobile Coverage Design.

10. Traffic Demand and Capacity.

11. Network Design Methods.

12. Backhaul.

13. Network Interference.

14. Frequency Assignment.

15. Verification.

16. Mobile Network Development Cookbook.

Index.