Sample References
The following references are listed solely as examples of the many books available that provide detailed technical information on the wireless technologies which may be covered by the IEEE WCET certification examination. The list is far from exhaustive; many other useful publications exist and should be considered by applicants while studying for the examination. Inclusion on this list is not intended as an endorsement of any book, nor does absence from this list imply anything about the content or utility of any reference.

1. Wireless Communications, Principles and Practice (2nd Ed.),
   T. S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 2002.
2. Wireless Communications and Networking,
   J. W. Mark & W. Zhuang, Prentice Hall India, 2006.
3. WCDMA for UMTS, Radio Access for Third Generation Mobile Communications (3rd Ed.),
   Editors: H. Holma & A. Toskala, Wiley, 2004.
4. Digital Communications (5th Ed.),
   J. G. Proakis & M. Salehi, McGraw Hill, 2008.
5. Error Control Coding (2nd Ed.),
   S. Lin & D. J. Costello, Jr., Prentice Hall, 2004.
6. Location Management Routing in Mobile Networks,
   A. Mukherjee, Artech House Books, UK, April 2003.
7. Internet Protocols, Advances, Technologies, and Applications,
   S. Goswami, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003.
8. Designing and Developing Scalable IP Networks,
   G. Davies, Wiley, 2004.
9. Satellite Communications & Networks:  Systems, Techniques and Technology (2nd Ed.),
   G. Maral & M. Bousquet, Wiley, 1995.
10. Wireless Communications & Networks (2nd Ed.),
    W. Stallings, Prentice Hall, 2005.
11. Location-Based Services, Fundamentals and Operation,
    A. Kupper, Wiley, 2005.
12. WCDMA (UMTS) Deployment Handbook, Planning and Optimization Aspects,
    Editors: C. Chevallier, C. Brunner, A. Garavaglia, K. P. Murray, & K. R. Baker, Wiley, 2006.
13. UMTS Performance Measurement, A Practical Guide for KPI's for the UTRAN Environment,
    R. Kreher, Wiley, 2006.
14. HSDPA/HSUPA for UMTS,
    H. Holma & A. Toskala, Wiley, 2006.
15. RF and Wireless Technologies,
    B. Fette, R. Aiello, P. Chandra, D. M. Dobkin, A. Bensky, D. Miron, D. A. Lide, F. Dowla,
    & R. Olexa, Elsevier-Newness, 2008.
16. Wireless Information Networks (2nd Ed.),
    K. Pahlavan & A. H. Levesque, Wiley, 2005.
17. Electronic Communications Systems, Fundamentals through Advanced (5th Ed.),
    W. Tomasi, Prentice Hall, 2004.
18. Fundamentals of WiMAX:  Understanding Broadband Wireless Networking,
    J. Andrews, A. Ghosh, & R. Muhamed, Prentice Hall, 2007.
19. Converged Multimedia Networks,
    J. Bates, C. Gallon, M. Bocci, S. Walker, & T. Taylor, Wiley, 2006.
20. The Mobile Communications Handbook (2nd Ed.),
    J. D. Gibson (Editor-in-Chief), CRC Press, 1999.
21. Digital Communications, Fundamentals and Applications (2nd Ed.),
    B. Sklar, Prentice Hall, 2002.
22. Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet,
    J. Kurose & K. Rose, Addison Wesley, 2007.
23. Internetworking With TCP/IP Volume 1: Principles Protocols, and Architecture, (5th Ed.),
    D. Comer, Prentice Hall, 2006.
24. Smart Antennas for Wireless Communications,
    J. Liberti & T. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 1999.
25. 802.11 Wireless LAN Fundamentals,
    P. Roshan & J. Leary, Cisco Press, 2004.
26. Radio Network Planning and Optimisation for UMTS,
    J. Laiho, A. Wacker, & T. Novosad, Wiley, 2006.
27. OFDM for Wireless Multimedia Communications,
    R. Van Nee & R. Prasad, Artech House Publishers, 2000.
28. DC Power System Design for Telecommunications,
    W. D. Reeve, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2006.
29. GSM Switching, Services and Protocols,
    J. Eberspacher, H-J Vogel & C. Bettstetter, Wiley, 2001.
30. Wireless Communications,
    A. F. Molisch, Wiley-IEEE Press, 2007.
31. The cdma2000 System for Mobile Communications: 3G Wireless Evolution,
    V. Vanghi, A. Damnjanovic, B. Vojcic, Prentice Hall, 2004.
32. CDMA 2000 Evolution: System Concepts and Design Principles,
    K. Etemad ,Wiley, 2004.
33. Handbooks of the International Telecommunications Union - Radiocommunications  Sector (ITU-R),
    e.g., Land Mobile Handbook, Satellite Communications Handbook.
34. Fundamentals of Wireless Communications,
    D. Tse, P. Viswanath, Cambridge University Press, 2005.