Front cover -- Title page -- Copyright -- Table of contents -- Front matter -- Preface -- List of contributors and editors -- List of acronyms -- Body -- 1 Introduction -- Trends and evolution -- Scope of the book -- 2 Transmission techniques -- Introduction -- OFDM systems -- Introduction -- OFDM: a very dynamic signal -- Enhancing OFDM systems -- CDMA systems -- Introduction -- Wideband CDMA -- Time division CDMA -- Multicarrier CDMA -- References -- 3 Signal processing -- Introduction -- Modulation and coding -- Advanced coding and modulation issues -- Ultra wide bandwidth -- System performance evaluation -- Implementation issues -- Equalisation -- Introduction -- Transmission model -- Pre-equalisation -- SISO equalisation -- MIMO equalisation -- Synchronisation and channel state estimation -- Iterative technique -- Channel state estimation and prediction -- Performance evaluation and fundamental limits -- Sequence synchronisation technique -- Multi-user systems and multi-user detection -- Multi-user MIMO transmission -- Multi-user detectors for DS-CDMA -- Multi-user detection for MC-CDMA with spatial diversity -- Link adaptation and rate-adaptive systems -- Introduction to link adaptation -- Impact of imperfect channel state information -- Link adaptation in MIMO systems -- Link adaptation in OFDM systems -- Link adaptation in current and upcoming wireless standards -- References -- 4 Propagation modelling and channel characterisation -- Introduction -- EM theory and diffuse scattering -- Integral methods -- Differential equation methods -- Ray methods -- Deterministic propagation modelling -- Introduction -- Input database issues -- Electromagnetic models -- Ray models -- Advanced techniques for ray models -- Applications of ray models -- Simplified or hybrid models -- Channel measurements and parameter estimation -- Measurement scenarios.

Channel sounding techniques -- Parameter estimation -- Device performance and reliability of channel structure estimates -- Channel characterisation -- Introduction -- Statistical processing of measurements -- Path loss and building penetration -- Long-term fading -- Narrowband short-term fading -- Wideband short-term fading -- Temporal and angular dispersion -- Fading prediction -- References -- 5 Antennas and diversity: from narrow band to ultra wide band -- Introduction -- Antenna performance assessment of mobile handsets -- Introduction -- Figures of merit -- Measurement methods -- Factors influencing the measurement accuracy -- Figure of merit comparisons -- Handset design aspects -- Diversity techniques -- Introduction: diversity, an old concept with renewed interest -- Diversity on receivers -- Diversity in the context of MIMO techniques -- Ultra Wide Band -- Introduction -- Radio Channel Measurements -- Radio channel models -- Antenna aspects -- References -- 6 MIMO channel modelling -- Introduction -- Scenarios -- Introduction -- Concept -- Indoor scenarios -- Outdoor scenarios -- Physically motivated MIMO channel modelling and simulation -- Introduction -- Radio channel modelling -- Simulation -- MIMO hardware channel emulators -- Antenna configurations -- Quality measures for MIMO antennas -- Power considerations -- Integration of MIMO antennas into handsets -- Summary and future topics -- Analytical MIMO channel models -- Correlation-based models -- Coupling-based models -- Comparing correlation matrices -- Model performance comparison for Rayleigh channels -- Practical use of analytical MIMO channel models -- Multi-antenna radio measurements and results -- Introduction -- Directional multi-antenna measurements -- MIMO measurements of combined channel and antenna responses -- Model validation and related metrics -- Introduction.

About experimental validation -- Metrics for multiplexing gain -- Multipath richness and multipath structure -- Spatial correlation -- A metric for MIMO channel diversity -- A metric for beamforming -- Miscellaneous -- The COST 273 MIMO channel model -- Introduction -- Considered environments -- Generic channel model -- Parameter values in the different environments -- References -- 7 MIMO systems -- Introduction -- Information-theoretic aspects -- Capacity of single link MIMO systems -- Capacity of multi-user MIMO systems -- Capacity of MIMO systems with relays -- Array processing and beamforming -- Antenna selection -- Beamforming -- Uplink array processing -- Downlink array processing -- Channel estimation -- Time-varying channels -- Applications of array processing -- Eigenbeamforming -- MIMO transmission techniques -- Introduction -- Space-time transmitter design -- Space-time receiver design -- Space-time transceiver performance -- Real-valued notation and its applications -- Distributed and cooperative space-time systems -- Network Aspects -- Capacity of MIMO systems -- Multihop MIMO architectures -- References -- 8 Radio network aspects -- Introduction -- MORANS -- Goals of the MORANS initiative -- Structure of the reference model -- Data model for a scenario and XML schema -- RRM parameters -- Results and examples of usability -- Techniques for radio network optimisation -- Resource allocation and packet scheduling techniques in wireless cellular systems -- Joint link and network optimisation with MIMO systems -- Methodologies for performance evaluation of radio networks -- Theoretical connectivity results -- Some applications -- Markov chain models for protocols -- Radio resource management and mobility models -- Services and traffic modelling -- Mobile services -- Traffic source modelling -- Spatial traffic demand estimation.

Temporal traffic demand prediction -- Wireless LANs -- Personal area networks -- Wireless ad hoc networks -- Distributed wireless networks -- Wireless sensor networks -- Terminal location determination -- Introduction -- TOA techniques employing channel modelling -- Application of propagation models -- Assessment and validation -- GSM results -- References -- 9 UMTS radio networks -- Introduction -- UMTS Radio network planning -- Planning fundamentals -- Radio parameter planning -- Automatic planning algorithms -- Alternative infrastructure solutions -- UTRAN optimisation and radio resource management -- Soft handover and site selection diversity transmission -- BS parameter adjustment -- Call admission control -- Genetic algorithms and evolution strategies -- UTRAN performance evaluation -- Static vs. dynamic -- Semi-analytical -- Effect of link level on performance -- 3G and beyond: network evolution -- Beam switching techniques -- Smart antennas -- HSDPA channels: impact of multiple antennas -- Future network scenarios -- References -- Appendix A About COST 273 -- References -- Appendix B List of participating institutions -- Index.