Links reg communication basics

Question

Hi all.. am working in communication system based embedded project.. i have no background knowledge in communication technologies.. can anyone provide links giving the basics of communication technologies like what is GSM, CDMA, Wireless technologies like wi-fi, WLAN, GPRS, etc.. i have searched the links which give technical aspects.. i am looking for something like 'idiot's guide' which explains those things in layman terms and just tells which gives best performance, overview, etc.. i doubt whether i can ask such things in this forum but still thought of giving a try.. any help reg this would be of great help to me.. thanks in advance..

Answer 1

It is a difficult answer. So i recommend you wikipedia, and you can search in sourceforge, for some example.

Answer 2

For Wi-Fi basics, look at http://wow.eecs.berkeley.edu/ergen/docs/ieee.pdf

There is one more book "802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide". This book is good for beginners. If you need detailed information, then look at the IEEE spec.

Others you can of course google it.