The only thoroughly modern reference on microwave transmission network engineering and management, expert Harvey Lehpamers stellar Microwave Transmission Networks provides hands-on help that speeds every step of planning, designing, building, and testing systems built to both North American and ITU standards.

Offering in-depth help youll use every day, from feasibility studies to actual hardware rollouts, this valuable and easy-to-understand resource helps project managers, engineers, and planners --



* Understand, design, and build microwave point-to-point networks -- long- or short-haul, North American or ITU standards

* Expedite the analysis and the design process using internationally accepted models

* Calculate loss/attenuation, fading and fade margins, quality, and availability and perform interference analysis

* Get need-to-know answers on microwave link engineering

* Perform expert testing from design stage through acceptance

* Handle hardware issues from housings to antenna mounts and beyond

* Understand and track microwave network rollouts

* Manage maintenance, regulatory issues, ethical dilemmas, and logistical and organizational challenges

* Understand other microwave systems like Point-to-Multipoint, WLANs, and Bluetooth as well as microwave systems for rapid deployment

* And more

Contents:

Chapter 1: Transmission Network Fundamentals
   Chapter 2: Basics of Microwave Communication
   Chapter 3: Microwave Link Design
   Chapter 4: Planning the Microwave Network
   Chapter 5: Microwave Network Design
   Chapter 6: Microwave Deployment
   Chapter 7: Project Management
    APPENDIX A: AMERICAN CABLE STRANDING
    APPENDIX B: QUICK RF REFERENCE SHEET
    APPENDIX C: UNITS OF CONVERSION
    GLOSSARY
    INDEX