Selected Publications

A complete resource for all your wireless needs! The leading technical book used throughout the Cellular & PCS Industry!

Wireless Communications: Principles & Practice

Theodore S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 2002.
ISBN 0-13-042232-0

Wireless Communications: Principles & Practice, Solutions Manual
Zhigang Rong & Theodore S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 2002.
ISBN 0-13-485202-8 This text is also available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

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The official website for the 2nd edition of Wireless Communications: Principles & Practice is available at http://authors.phptr.com/rappaport. The site includes helpful supplemental downloads for course instructors.

The definitive resources on Smart Antennas! A compendium of the industry’s leading technical papers

Smart Antennas: Adaptive Arrays, Algorithms, & Wireless Position Location

edited by Theodore S. Rappaport, IEEE Press, 1998.
ISBN 0-7803-4800-1
IEEE Product No. SR110-QAJ

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A complete resource for today’s smart antenna technology

Smart Antennas for Wireless Communications: IS-95 and Third Generation CDMA Applications
J. C. Liberti, Jr., & Theodore S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 1999.
ISBN 0-13-719287-8

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Must have books of selected readings! Two compendia of the leading technical papers that guide today’s wireless industry

Cellular Radio & Personal Communications: A Book of Selected Readings
edited by Theodore S. Rappaport, IEEE Press, 1995.
ISBN 0-7803-2283-5 IEEE
Order No. SR100-QAJ

Cellular Radio & Personal Communications: Advanced Selected Readings
edited by Theodore S. Rappaport, IEEE Press, 1996.
ISBN 0-7803-2307-6
IEEE Order No. SR101-QAJ

Cellular Radio & Personal Communications: Self-Study Course
Theodore S. Rappaport, IEEE Press, 1995.
ISBN 0-7803-2315-7
IEEE Order No. HL5731-QIA
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Kluwer series on Wireless Personal Communications The contributions in these texts present a broad range of topics in wireless communications reflecting current research thrusts, including perspectives from both industry and academia

Wireless Personal Communications: Channel Modeling and Systems Engineering
edited by William H. Tranter, Theodore S. Rappaport, Brian D. Woerner, & Jeffrey H. Reed, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
ISBN 0-7923-7705-2
Wireless Personal Communications: Emerging Technologies for Enhanced Communications
edited by William H. Tranter, Theodore S. Rappaport, Brian D. Woerner, & Jeffrey H. Reed, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999.
ISBN 0-7923-8359-1
Wireless Personal Communications: Improving Capacity, Services, and Reliability
edited by Theodore S. Rappaport, Brian D. Woerner, Jeffrey H. Reed, & William H. Tranter, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997.
ISBN 0-7923-8017-7
Wireless Personal Communications: Advances in Coverage and Capacity
edited by Jeffrey H. Reed, Brian D. Woerner, & Theodore S. Rappaport, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1997.
ISBN 0-7923-9788-6
Wireless Personal Communications: The Evolution of Personal Communications Systems
edited by Theodore S. Rappaport, Brian D. Woerner, & Jeffrey H. Reed, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996
ISBN 0-7923-9676-6
Wireless Personal Communications: Research Developments
edited by Brian D. Woerner, Theodore S. Rappaport, & Jeffrey H. Reed, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995
ISBN 0-7923-9555-7
Wireless Personal Communications: Trends and Challenges
edited by Theodore S. Rappaport, Brian D. Woerner, & Jeffrey H. Reed, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994
ISBN 0-7923-9430-5
Wireless Personal Communications
edited by Marty J. Feuerstein & Theodore S. Rappaport, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993
ISBN 0-7923-9280-9 To order: (781)871-6600

Selected Technical Publications

Authored or co-authored over 160 technical papers, including:

S. Shakkottai, T. S. Rappaport, P. C. Karlsson, “Cross-Layer Design for Wireless Networks”, IEEE Communications Magazine, Volume 41, No. 10, October 2003, pp. 74-80.
A. Verstak, N. Ramakrishnan, L. T. Watson, J. He, C. A. Shaffer, K. K. Bae, J. Jiang, W. H. Tranter, and T. S. Rappaport, “BSML: A Binding Schema Markup Language for Data Interchange in PSEs,” Scientific Programming, Vol. 11, No. 3, August 2003, pp. 199-224.
G. D. Durgin, V. Kukshya, and T. S. Rappaport, “Wideband Measurements of Angle and Delay Dispersion for Outdoor and Indoor Peer-to-Peer Radio Channels at 1920 MHz,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol 51, No. 5, May 2003, pp. 936-944.
G. D. Durgin, T. S. Rappaport, D. A. de Wolf, “New Analytical Models and Probability Density Functions for Fading in Wireless Communications,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 50, No. 6, June 2002, pp. 1005 - 1015.
T.S. Rappaport, A. Annamalai, R. M. Buehrer, W.H. Tranter, “Wireless Communications: Past Events and a Future Perspective,” IEEE Communications Magazine, 50th Anniversary Issue, May 2002, pp. 148-161.
H. Xu, V. Kukshya, T. S. Rappaport, “Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of 60 GHz Indoor Channels,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 20, No. 3, April 2002, pp. 620 -630.
P. Petrus, J. Reed, T. S. Rappaport, “Geometrical-based Statistical Macrocell Channel Model for Mobile Environments,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 50, No. 3, March 2002, pp. 495-502.
P. Cardieri, T. S. Rappaport, “Application of Narrow-Beam Antennas and Fractional Loading Factor in Cellular Communication Systems,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 50, No. 2, March 2001, pp. 1-11.
P. Cardieri, T. S. Rappaport, “Statistical Analysis of Co-channel Interference in Wireless Communications Systems,” Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Vol. 1, No. 1, January-March 2001, pp. 111-121.
G. D. Durgin, T. S. Rappaport, “Theory of Multipath Shape Factors for Small-Scale Fading Wireless Channels,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 48, No. 5, May 2000, pp. 682-693.
H. Xu, R. J. Boyle, T. S. Rappaport, J. H. Schaffner, “Measurements and Models for 38 GHz Point-to-Multipoint Radiowave Propagation,” IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications: Wireless Communications Series, Vol. 18, No. 3, March 2000, pp. 310-321.
T. S. Rappaport, R. A. Brickhouse, “A Simulation of Cellular System Growth and its Effect on Urban In-Building Parasitic Frequency Reuse,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 48, No. 1, January 1999, pp. 286-294.
G. D. Durgin, T. S. Rappaport, H. Xu, “Measurements and Models for Radio Path Loss and Penetration Loss in and Around Homes and Trees at 5.85 GHz,” IEEE Transactions on Communications, Vol. 46, No. 11, November 1998, pp. 1484-1496. [Paper is the winner of the 1999 IEEE Communications Society Stephen O. Rice Prize Paper Award]
J. H. Reed, K. J. Krizman, B D. Woerner, T. S. Rappaport, "An Overview of the Challenges and Progress in Meeting the E-911 Requirement for Location Service," Invited paper, IEEE Personal Communications Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, April 1998, pp. 30-37.
R. Ertel, P. Cardieri, K. W. Sowerby, T. S. Rappaport, J. H. Reed “Overview of Spatial Channel Models for Antenna Array Communication Systems,” Special Issue: IEEE Personal Communications, Vol. 5, No. 1, February 1998, pp. 10-22.
K. Blankenship, T. S. Rappaport, “Characteristics of Impulsive Noise in the 450 MHz Band in Hospitals and Clinics,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Vol. 46, No. 2, February 1998, pp.194-203.
T. S. Rappaport, R. A. Brickhouse, “A Simulation Study of Urban In-Building Cellular Frequency Reuse,” IEEE Personal Communications Magazine, Vol.4, No.1, February 1997, pp. 19-23.
T. S. Rappaport, J. H. Reed, B. D. Woerner, "Position Location using Wireless Communications on Highways of the Future," invited paper, IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 34, No. 10, October 1996, pp. 33-41.
H. D. Sherali, C. M. Pendyala, T. S. Rappaport, "On the Optimal Location of Transmitters for Micro-Cellular Radio Communication System Design," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 4, May 1996, pp. 662-673.
O. Landron, M. Feuerstein, T. S. Rappaport, "A Comparison of Theoretical and Empirical Reflection Coefficients for Typical Exterior Wall Surfaces in a Mobile Radio Environment," IEEE Trans. on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 44, no. 3, March 1996, pp. 341-351.
M. A. Panjawani, A. L. Abbott, T. S. Rappaport, "Interactive Computation of Coverage Regions for Wireless Communication in Multifloored Indoor Environments," IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 14, no. 3, March 1996, pp. 420-430.

Conference Papers

Authored or Co-authored over 80 technical conference papers and presentations, including:

B. Rengarajan, J. K. Chen, S. Shakkottai, T. S. Rappaport, “Connectivity of Sensor Networks with Power Control”, IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers, Pacific Grove, CA, November 9-12, 2003.
Sanjay Shakkottai and Theodore S. Rappaport, “Research Challenges in Wireless Networks: A Technical Overview,” invited presentation, International Symposium of Wireless Personal Multimedia Communications Proceedings, Honolulu, HI, October 27 – 30, 2002.
C. R. Anderson, T. S. Rappaport, K. Bae, A. Verstak, N. Ramakrishnan, W. H. Tranter, C. A. Shaffer, L. T. Watson, “In-Building Wideband Multipath Characteristics at 2.5 & 60 GHz,” Proceedings of Fall 2002 Vehicular Technology Conference, Vancouver, Canada, September 24 – 29, 2002, pp.97-101.
V. Kukshya, T. S. Rappaport, H. Izadpanah, G. Tangonan, R. A. Guerrero, J. K. Mendoza, B. Lee, “Free-space Optics & High-speed RF for Next Generation Networks,” Proceedings of Fall 2002 Vehicular Technology Conference, Vancouver, Canada, September 24 – 29, 2002.
T. S. Rappaport, “The Internet - Unplugged,” Keynote Speaker, 2003 THENet Networking and Telecommunications Conference, Austin, TX, March 6, 2003.
G. D. Durgin, V. Kukshya, T. S. Rappaport, “Joint Angle and Delay Spread Statistics for 1920 MHz Peer-to-Peer Wireless Channels,” 2001 IEEE AP-S/URSI Symposium, Boston, MA, July 8-13, 2001.
A. Verstak, M. Vass, N. Ramakrishnan, C. A. Shaffer, L. T. Watson, K. K. Bae, J. Jiang, W. H. Tranter, and T. S. Rappaport, “Lightweight Data Management for Compositional Modeling in Problem Solving Environments,” in proceedings of High Performance Computing Symposium, Seattle, WA, April 2001, pp. 148-153.
H. Xu, T. S. Rappaport, V. Kukshya, “Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of 60 GHz Indoor Channels,” 2000 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall, Boston, MA, September 25 – 28, 2000.
P. Cardieri, T. S. Rappaport, “Statistics of the Sum of Log-normal Variables,” Spring 2000 Vehicular Technology Conference, Tokyo, Japan, May 15-18, 2000, pp. 1823-1827.
H. Xu, T. S. Rappaport, D. A. de Wolf, “Experimental and Theoretical Study of Short-Term Signal Variation during Rain for Millimeter-Wave Point-to-Multipoint Applications,” AP2000 Millennium Conference on Antennas & Propagation, April 9-14, 2000, pp. 1534-1538.
G. D. Durgin, T. S. Rappaport, “Level-Crossing Rates and Average Fade Duration for Wireless Channels with Spatially Complicated Multipath Channels,” IEEE Global Communications Conference 1999, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 5-9, 1999, pp. 427-431.
G. D. Durgin, T. S. Rappaport, “Three Parameters for Relating Small-Scale Temporal Fading Statistics to Multipath Angle-of-Arrival,” 10th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, Osaka, Japan, September 12-15, 1999, pp. 1077-1081.
H. Xu, T. S. Rappaport, R. J. Boyle, J. H. Schaffner, "38 GHz Wideband Point-to-Multipoint Radio Wave Propagation Study for a Campus Environment," 49th Annual International IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Houston, TX, May 16-19, 1999, pp. 1575-1579.
P. Cardieri, T. S. Rappaport, "Combined Effects of Narrowbeam Antennas and Fractional Loading Factor in Cellular Communication Systems," 49th Annual International IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Houston, TX, May 16-19, 1999, pp. 1074-1078.
G. D. Durgin, T. S. Rappaport, D. A. de Wolf, "More Complete Probability Density Functions for Fading in Mobile Communications," 49th Annual International IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Houston, TX, May 16-19, 1999, pp. 985-989.
G. D. Durgin, T. S. Rappaport, "Effects of Multipath Angular Spread on the Spatial Cross-Correlation of Received Voltage Envelopes," 49th Annual International IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Houston, TX, May 16-19, 1999, pp. 996-1000.
N. Patwari, G. D. Durgin, T. S. Rappaport, R. J. Boyle, "Peer-to-Peer Low Antenna Outdoor Radio Wave Propagation at 1.8 GHz," 49th Annual International IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Houston, TX, May 16-19, 1999, pp. 371-375.
C. Kontogeorgakis, T. S. Rappaport, "Two-Branch Diversity Simulation of the Effects of Non-Zero Signal Correlation on the Average Fade Duration," 49th Annual International IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, Houston, TX, May 16-19, 1999, pp. 1774-1778.

Patents

Patents awarded in the wireless communications field, and 100 others pending, including:

T. S. Rappaport, R. R. Skidmore, “Method and System for a Building Database Manipulator,” granted April 13, 2004, U. S. Patent 6,721,769.
T. S. Rappaport, R. R. Skidmore, E. Reifsneider, “Method and system for Designing or Deploying a Communications Network which Considers Frequency Dependent Effects,” granted September 23, 2003, U.S. Patent 6,625,454.
T. S. Rappaport , R. R. Skidmore, "System For the Three-Dimensional Display of Wireless Communication System Performance," granted December 24, 2002, U.S. Patent 6,499,006.
T. S. Rappaport , R. R. Skidmore, "Method and System For Managing a Real Time Bill of Materials," granted December 10, 2002, U.S. Patent 6,493,679.
R. Skidmore, T. .S. Rappaport, “System for Creating a Computer Model and Measurement Database of a Wireless Communication Network,” granted August 27, 2002, U.S. Patent 6,442,507.
T. S. Rappaport , R. R. Skidmore, "Method and System for Automated Optimization of Antenna Positioning in 3-D," granted November 13, 2001, U.S. Patent 6,317,599.
T. S. Rappaport, J. C. Liberti, S. L. McCulley, M. D. Keitz, “Real-Time Cellular and Paging System Monitor,” granted September 1995, U.S. Patent 5,451,839.
T. S. Rappaport, V. Fung, M. D. Keitz, “Computer-based Bit Error Simulation for Digital Wireless Communications,” granted August 1993, U.S. Patent 5,233,628.
T. S. Rappaport, “Tunable Discone Antenna,” granted July 1989, U.S. Patent 4,851,859.