Wireless Communication Using Dual Antenna Arrays / Edition 1

by Da-shan Shiu

Overview

At present, the expansion of tetherless communications is a technological trend surpassed perhaps only by the explosive growth of the Internet. Wireless systems are being deployed today mainly for telephony, satisfying the ind- trialized nations’ appetite for talk-on-the-go, and providing much-needed communications infrastructure in developing countries. The desire for wi- less access to the Internet is starting to add fuel to the growth of tetherless communications. Indeed, the synergy of wireless and Internet technologies will lead to a host of exciting new applications, some of which are not yet envisioned. Future-generation wireless systems will achieve capacities much higher than the systems of today by incorporating myriad improvements. These in- vations include transmission in higher-frequency bands, “smart antennas”, multi-user detection, new forward error-correction techniques, and advanced network resource-allocation techniques. The term “smart antenna” usually refers to the deployment of multiple antennas at the base-station site, coupled with special processing of the m- tiple received signals. Smart antennas can adaptively reject co-channel int- ference and mitigate multipath fading, and have been identified by many as a promising means to extend base-station coverage, increase system capacity and enhance quality of service.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792386803
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/30/1999
Series:	The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science , #529
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.01(d)

Table of Contents

Background.- Spatial Fading Correlation and Its Effects on Channel Capacity.- Power-Allocation Strategies.- Layered Space-Time Codes: Analysis and Design Criteria.- Transmit Diversity.- Open Issues.

Editorial Reviews

‘I recommend this book highly.'
Joseph M. Kahn, University of California, Berkeley

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