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Aimed at electrical and mechanical engineers, this book offers a coverage of microfluidics - a field involving fluid flow and devices in microscale and nanoscale. It offers a treatment of nanotechnology, electrokinetics and flow theory. It shows engineers how to take advantage of the performance benefits of microfluidics.

The fourth volume in a series, this work details coverage of recent developments in the field of optical fibre sensors. It describes the impact which fibre sensors are having in such areas as chemical and environmental monitoring, structural instrumentation and "smart" structure.

Written from a signal processing point of view, this authoritative volume on digital processing of synthetic aperture radar data is geared toward professionals and students with a general electrical engineering background.

SMS (short message service) and MMS (multimedia message service) are two of the hottest services in wireless communications today, offering customers exciting ways to communicate by sending text and multimedia messages.

This text covers the history and implementation of coherent lightwave communications systems. Presenting information on narrow linewidth lasers, it discusses circuit design, methods of overcoming polarization fluctuation, multi-gigabit systems and the construction of long-distance optical links.

Java Card is one of the latest developments in the area of multi-application and platform-independent smart cards. As a working tool for professionals, this easy-to-understand resource provides clear, detailed guidance on smart cards, credit and debit cards, Java Card and Open Card Framework (OCF).

Gives you new perspective on the RF and analog hardware and systems design aspects of software defined radio. This book delves into the architecture of transmitters and receivers that make software-defined radio a reality. It covers both the practical aspects and underpinnings of these architectures.

This manual applies knowledge of wireless cellular communications to real-world situations that wireless technicians encounter every day. From dBm versus Watts, the difference between analogue, TDMA and CDMA, and testing of handsets and base stations, the book covers all first-tier formats. It seeks to provide a basic understanding of the electronic principles as well as a sound foundation of wireless communications principles, including analogue and digital concepts. The book focuses on testing concepts and procedures, and types of testing equipment, including spectrum analyzers and power meters and their applications; reviews AMPS, CDMA, IS-136, and GSM; includes charts that technicians refer to daily and screen shots from common test instruments; and surveys common problems with cellular and PCS networks and handsets.

This resource provides coverage of software fault tolerance techniques to guide professionals through design, operation and performance. It features a discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of specific techniques, so practitioners can decide which ones are best suited for their work.

This groundbreaking book introduces readers to a comprehensive approach to implementing Project Portfolio Management (PPM) to support and prioritize IT projects in both large and small companies. Although there are many books on the market that describe how to manage individual IT-based projects or several projects with a common goal, this is the first book to explain how to manage the portfolio of all IT-based projects in an organization.

From leveraging intangible knowledge assets, enterprise data warehousing, and data quality, to the three-level model for managing knowledge, the network economy, and groupware tools, this book covers critical KM topics and shows how knowledge management is a key strategic tool.

The book is a practical guide on direct signal suppression, passive radar performance, detection and tracking, with an overview of the basic principles of passive radar technology and future developments in the field.

This practical new guide to designing control systems gives readers a "virtual experience" into the complex engineering problems that may occur during the design and development process.

This completely expanded second edition of SSL and TLS: Theory and Practice provides modernized material and a comprehensive overview of the SSL/TLS and DTLS protocols, including topics such as firewall traversal and public key certificates.

Microfluidics involves fluid flow and devices in microscale and nanoscale. Providing a source of knowledge about the principles, materials, and process techniques used in the fabrication of microfluidics, this title offers guidance on assessing options and tradeoffs for the selection of a fabrication method with tabulated process comparisons.

Geolocation is a process that utilizes sensors to pick up enemy emissions and locate electronic warfare (EW) targets. It is of particular interest among EW professionals because it allows them to use the enemy's own emissions to help set GPS coordinates and accurately pinpoint a target for attack. This book authoritative book is invaluable to EW engineers because it describes the mathematical development underlying current and classical methods of geolocating electronic systems that are emitting. Supported with over 620 equations and more than 115 illustrations, the book provides practitioners with critical information on a variety of geolocation algorithms and techniques. Engineers gain an in-depth understanding of key target location methods that they can effectively apply to their work in the field.

Considers facts concerning the various aspects of the high-speed IC issue (i.e. is there an optimum IC technology for high-speed digital systems?) and develops key concepts for a multilevel comparison among the competing technologies. Contributors including physicists, process engineers, chip design

Shows how to combine physical optics modelling techniques with the free space dyadic Green's function to quickly calculate antenna patterns and diffraction from nearby objects. This work also shows how to apply basic routines to focus more time on the actual solution of antenna radiation problems.

Provides a comprehensive treatment of how noise affects circuit performance. This book covers methods for optimizing communications performance in a noisy environment. Special coverage is given to phase noise in oscillator circuits, which is a critical problem in cellular and mobile telecommunications.

Originally published by McGraw-Hill and now reissued by Artech House, this definitive volume offers a unified, comprehensive and practical treatment of statistical and adaptive signal processing. Written by leading experts in industry and academia, the book covers the most important aspects of the subject, such as spectral estimation, signal modeling, adaptive filtering, and array processing.

Taking an inside look at the underlying processes behind telecommunications service development, this text shows the reader how to build a successful service within an organization, and better organize and manage the service delivery effort.

Radar's ever-expanding role in the modern world has spawned a demand for professionals well-versed in the latest system-level analysis and performance modeling techniques. This expanded second edition of an Artech House bestseller helps engineers, mathematicians, and programmers answer the call, by providing the clearest presentation of radar system principles and system-level modeling procedures available. It serves as both a reference and a text, and features new material on airborne and space-based radar, radar tracking techniques, radar system design, and operational and performance issues. It also provides detailed examples, problem sets and solutions, and a comprehensive self-test. Extensive references, bibliographies, and over 100 illustrations help make this work an indispensable resource for radar specialists and non-specialists alike. CD-ROM Included! Provides custom radar functions and equations that let practitioners calculate the radar performance parameters covered by the book in Excel worksheets.

Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) offer practitioners an effective way to achieve network connectivity in difficult wiring areas and provide enhanced flexibility for moving and extending networks. Today the most critical WLAN/Wireless IP (Internet Protocol) issues involve security, mobility, and quality of service, and this practical new resource addresses these hot topics head-on. The book gives professionals a solid understanding of important standards and presents numerous networking options for their challenging projects in the field. Moreover, practitioners find guidance on deployment, insights on interworking with third generation mobile communications systems, and discussions on the market and business aspects of WLANS.

A study of the architectures of the systems that provide telephone service, including a look at architectures for future systems. It describes the hardware and software of five different systems in detail and also examines how factors such as customer services have affected switching systems.

Covers the fundamentals of error-correcting codes for the non-specialist user, from general concepts through to common error-correcting codes applied to bit transmission in packet switched networks and personal cellular systems. It includes sections on linear blockades, BCH codes and cyclic codes.

This volume and CD-ROM package has been designed with the aim of helping professionals to achieve a high level of communications expertise.

This work offers professionals and students an understanding of the regulatory, economic, business, and public policy considerations associated with entry into global telecommunications markets from a commercial governmental and legal perspective.

An introduction to developments in database systems design, from an applications point of view. Featuring contributions from experts, it pays special attention to issues raised by new trends in database design, and how these developments affect the programmer and database administrator.