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Summary: Most comprehensive book ever published on communications!
Review: $129.95
THE COMMUNICATIONS HANDBOOK is an essential reference for all engineers and computer scientists in this exploding field. From the in-depth coverage of the basic principles and theory of communications to the complete state-of-the art coverage of the hottest topics such as mobile and cellular communications, wireless data transmission, computer communications, networks, optical communication and broadcasting and entertainment, this book will be an essential reference for all engineers involved with communications.Features * Over 2,500 pages in 131 chapters from 160 contributors * Complete review of the most important worldwide communications standards * Essential engineering coverage of subjects related to Internet communications and video transmission.
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Summary: This book is god
Review: A truly exhaustive reference. Essential in all facets of communications. As a patent attorney, I thank God for Gibson.
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Summary: This book is god
Review: A truly exhaustive reference. Essential in all facets of communications. As a patent attorney, I thank God for Gibson.
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Summary: The big book of telecommunications
Review: Don't waste your time with any other book on telecommunications. Choose this one. The book has extensive, well-written information covering so many aspects of telecommunications that it would be difficult to say that anything was left out. There is good coverage of the newer ATM and SONET technologies, although Internet (TCP/IP) is just glossed over and video is covered briefly. I found lots of info on fiber optics, wireless (hundreds of pages for each) and satellite transmissions. You'll need a calculus background for the equations, of which there are many in sections on modulation, compression, transmission, and speech/coding. Other sections have less or no mathematics, for those not so inclined, and coverage is good on networks, principles of telephony, standards like ISO, CCITT, and two extra chapters on data recording onto magnetic/optical media. Small details are not left out -- things like channel coding, coversion to digital, echo cancelers, even how to splice and join fiber optic cables. Each chapter ends with a glossary of terms and references for further reading. Reading this book -- and it is a substantial read, not something for a weekend, but more like the whole summer -- gave me an appreciation for the intricacies of telecommunications that I hadn't had before -- and I've 15 years experience in the industry. It is well worth the high price, and well worth reading if you need or want details on telecom. Highly recommended for anyone with an engineering or technical background as well.
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Summary: All Undergraduate student should read this.
Review: I am a 3rd year student earning a degree in Electronic Engineering. Our library has just bought this book. I am the first one to borrow it. In the past, I had to read a couple of books to understand one subject. Now, this would be enough. Although it is big and expensive for a student, but it is a very good book to read. I used this book originally to learn about Optical Communication (fibre, sources, detectors etc...). I am in very good form of getting a First Honour on this subject.
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Summary: Get the information you need in a single reference!
Review: In a single volume, The Mobile Communications Handbook covers the entire field, from principles of analog and digital communications to cordless telephones, wireless local area networks (LANs), and international technology standards. The amazing scope of the Handbook ensures that it will be the primary reference for every aspect of mobile communications. Keep up with the experts! This handbook is exactly what you need to keep up with this growing and evolving field, and the top players in the field. Written by a team of experts from around the world, The Mobile Communications Handbook features authoritative coverage of topics. Each article provides a concise overview, quickly bringing the reader up to date on the material. Details and references follow preliminary discussions, ensuring that the reader obtains the most accurate information available on the particular topic. The articles also contain insightful discussions about the potential for future directions
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Summary: Good as a reference source, but most articles are very basic
Review: It comprises 49 articles (14 regarding basic principles of radio transmission, and 35 regarding wireless systems). The articles regarding basic principles are fine, covering from analog modulation, to spread spectrum. They are more than enough for most students and engineers. However, the second part, is a little bit obsolete, and very general. Some specific mobile technologies are overviewed, but thsi is not enough to have the complete picture of a mobile network. It will be a great book for reference in any library, but not for learning mobile communications seriously.
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Summary: Extensive in-depth science and technical applications
Review: Now in an updated second edition, The Communications Handbook is an extensive, scholarly, professional level resource to the practical applications of electrical engineering technology for telephones, communication networks, data recording, source compression, and much more. The Communications Handbook is strongly recommended as being an utterly exhaustive reference resource which is packed from cover to cover with extensive in-depth science and technical applications.
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Summary: Questionable
Review: Well , the good part is : It is a truly exhaustive ref . like were used to see from CRC. But the problem with this particular title , In my opinion is that it just covers too much , and as direct result some very important topics are described in ±5-7 pages . Which makes these descriptions very ,very hard to read sometimes . Although some items are readable . This book is more of a reference for someone who had at a certain point known most of the material, then for a non-communications educated person.But it shure is complete .And if a short ref. book is what you need , this is the one .
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