1. Edition - February 2010
83.90 Euro
2010. 464 Pages, Hardcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-99768-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-99768-0 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
There has been much interest recently in the physical layer of a communication network. Concentrating solely on the PHY layer of wireless communication networks, this definitive guide provides application scenarios for cooperative and distributed schemes, defines important concepts and terms, discusses background and milestone contributions, addresses hardware issues, and highlights future research challenges within the field. Professionals and researchers as well as graduate students in communications will find this hands-on text to be a valuable tool.

From the contents
Preface.

Abbreviations.

Functions.

Symbols.

1 Introduction.

1.1 Book Structure.

1.2 Quick Introduction.

1.3 Application Scenarios.

1.4 Pros and Cons of Cooperation.

1.5 Cooperative Performance Bounds.

1.6 Definitions and Terminology.

1.7 Background and Milestones.

1.8 Concluding Remarks.

2 Wireless Relay Channel.

2.1 Introductory Note.

2.2 General Characteristics and Trends.

2.3 Regenerative Relaying Channel.


2.4 Transparent Relaying Channel.


2.5 Distributed MIMO Channel.

2.6 Concluding Remarks.

3 Transparent Relaying Techniques.

3.1 Introductory Note.

3.2 Transparent Relaying Protocols.

3.3 Transparent Space-Time Processing.

3.4 Distributed System Optimization.

3.5 Concluding Remarks.

4 Regenerative Relaying Techniques.

4.1 Introductory Note.

4.2 Regenerative Relay Protocols.

4.3 Distributed Space-Time Coding.

4.4 Distributed Network Coding.

4.5 Concluding Remarks.

5 Hardware Issues.

5.1 Introductory Note.

5.2 Analog Hardware Transceivers.


5.3 Digital Hardware Transceivers.

5.4 Architectural Comparisons.

5.5 Complexity of 3G UMTS Voice/HSDPA Relay.

5.6 Complexity of LTE/WiMAX Relay.

5.7 Hardware Demonstrators.

5.8 Concluding Remarks.

6 Conclusions and Outlook.

6.1 Contributions.

6.2 Real-World Impairments.

6.3 Open Research Problems.

6.4 Business Challenges.

References.

Index.