Channel-Adaptive Technologies and Cross-Layer Designs for Wireless Systems with Multiple Antennas / Wiley Series in Telecommunications and Signal Processing Bd.1 (PDF)

This innovative book sets forth two promising wireless approaches
that support high-quality, high-speed data and multimedia
service-multiple antenna technologies and cross layer transmitter
adaptation designs-while highlighting the relationships and
interactions between them. The latest advanced technologies of
channel adaptation techniques for wireless communication systems
with multiple antennas are thoroughly investigated.

The book is divided into three parts, first giving readers a good
foundation in underlying theory, then exploring applications as
well as advanced topics:

* Part 1 examines theoretical aspects of channel adaptation in
wireless communications for point-to-point and multi-user systems
with multiple antennas

* Part 2 focuses on the applications of the channel-adaptive
technologies in practical systems such as UMTS

* Part 3 delves into topics such as multi-user scheduling for
wideband systems, combined queuing theory and information theory,
and ad hoc routing

Using a hands-on, practical approach, Channel Adaptive Technologies
and Cross Layer Designs for Wireless Systems with Multiple Antennas
thoroughly covers detailed design considerations that help readers
understand how to apply theory to real-world systems. Emphasis
throughout the book is on joint optimization across different
layers of a communications system based on an integrated approach.
Examples of popular wireless systems, such as TDMA, wideband CDMA
(UMTS), and HSDPA, are used throughout as practical illustrations.
Each chapter ends with a summary that reviews key points and a set
of problems that lets readers test their knowledge and continue to
develop their skills as they progress to new topics. Figures and
tables are also used extensively to help readers visualize complex
theory and systems.

Combining theory, design, and application into one integrated
approach, this is a superior reference for advanced communications
theory courses.