Mobile Broadband Multimedia Networks: Techniques, Models and Tools for 4G (Hardcover)

Table of Contents

Preface
List of contributors and editors
List of acronyms
1 Introduction
1.1 Trends and evolution
1.2 Scope of the book
2 Transmission techniques
2.1 Introduction
2.2 OFDM systems
2.3 CDMA systems
3 Signal processing
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Modulation and coding
3.3 Equalisation
3.4 Synchronisation and channel state estimation
3.5 Multi-user systems and multi-user detection
3.6 Link adaptation and rate-adaptive systems
4 Propagation modelling and channel characterisation
4.1 Introduction
4.2 EM theory and diffuse scattering
4.3 Deterministic propagation modelling
4.4 Channel measurements and parameter estimation
4.5 Channel characterisation
5 Antennas and diversity: from narrow band to ultra wide band
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Antenna performance assessment of mobile handsets
5.3 Diversity techniques
5.4 Ultra Wide Band
6 MIMO channel modelling
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Scenarios
6.3 Physically motivated MIMO channel modelling and simulation
6.4 Antenna configurations
6.5 Analytical Multiple-Input Multiple-Out (MIMO) channel models
6.6 Multi-antenna radio measurements and results
6.7 Model validation and related metrics
6.8 The COST 273 MIMO channel model
7 MIMO systems
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Information-theoretic aspects
7.3 Array processing and beamforming
7.4 MIMO transmission techniques
7.5 Network Aspects
8 Radio network aspects
8.1 Introduction
8.2 MORANS
8.3 Techniques for radio network optimisation
8.4 Methodologies for performance evaluation of radio networks
8.5 Services and traffic modelling
8.6 Wireless LANs
8.7 Personal area networks
8.8 Wireless ad hoc networks
8.9 Terminal location determination
9 UMTS radio networks
9.1 Introduction
9.2 UMTS Radio network planning
9.3 UTRAN optimisation and radio resource management
9.4 UTRAN performance evaluation
9.5 3G and beyond: network evolution
Appendix A: About COST 273
Appendix B: List of participating institutions
Index