Wireless Flexible Personalised Communications

Luis M. Correia is the author of Wireless Flexible Personalised Communications, published by Wiley.

• Preface viiTable of Contents ixList of Acronyms xiiI Introduction 11.1 Evolution of Wireless/Mobile Communication 11.2 Description of COST 259 71.3 References 122 Radio Systems Aspects 132.1 OFDM and Frequency Domain Techniques 142.1.1. Introduction 142.1.2. Alternative forms 172.1.3. Modulation and demodulation 242.1.4. Channel coding 262.1.5. Multiple access schemes 292.1.6. Amplitude limitation 292.1.7. Intercell interference 302.1.8. Synchronization 312.2 CDMA 432.2.1. Introduction 432.2.2. RAKE receivers 442.2.3. Linear and non-linear interference cancellation 452.2.4. Coding and modulation 472.2.5. Smart antennas 492.2.6. Parameter estimation 502.2.7. Demonstrators 512.2.8. Summary and conclusions 512.3 Modulation and Coding 512.3.1. Linear modulation 522.3.2. Non-linear modulation 532.3.3. FEC coding techniques 552.3.4. Equalization 582.3.5 Adaptive coding and modulation 592.4. DECT and Adaptive Sampling 622.4.1. Introduction and motivation 622.4.2. Principle of adaptive sampling 632.4.3. Determination of optimum sampling time 642.4.4. Non-linear receiver structures 652.4.5. Summary and conclusions 662.5 References 663 Antennas and Propagation 773.1. General Aspects of Propagation 783.1.1. Statistical and empirical modelling 793.1.2. Propagation measurements and channel sounders 1123.1.3. Deterministic modelling 1323.2 Directional Channel Modelling 1483.2.1. Modelling concept 1493.2.2. Outdoor measurements results 1603.2.3. Indoor measurements results 1713.2.4. Parameter settings 1783.3. Smart Antennas 1943.3.1. Introduction 1943.3.2. Space and antenna diversity 1973.3.3. Polarization diversity 2013.3.4. Antenna arrays 2033.4. Millimetre-wave Propagation 2233.4.1. Path loss modeling 2233.4.2. Wideband channel modeling 2293.4.3. Impact of shaped lens antennas on the ChIR and cell coverage 2393.5 Antennas for Mobile Phones 2513.5.1 Communications performance 2513.5.2. Standardized phone measurements 2613.6. References 2774 Network Aspects 3074.1. Compatibility and Spectrum Efficiency 3084.1.1. Spectral compatibility 3084.1.2. Spectrum efficiency 3144.2. Channel Allocation Strategies 3274.2.1. Introduction 3274.2.2. Concise data for automated frequency planning 3304.2.3. Fixed channel allocation using graph colouring 3354.2.4. Fixed channel allocation maximizing assigned TRXs 3364.2.5. Fixed channel allocation minimizing interference 3374.2.6. Distributed dynamic channel allocation 3464.2.7. Benchmarking frequency allocation strategies 3484.3. Cellular Aspects 3594.3.1. Cell modelling 3594.3.2. Tele-traffic engineering 3634.3.3. Hot spot location 3734.3.4. Mobility models 3774.4. Network Optimization 3864.4.1. Handover, power control and direct retry 3864.4.2. Frequency hopping for capacity enhancement 3984.4.3. Quality and capacity enhancement by adaptive techniques 4074.5. Planning Methods and Tools 4124.5.1. Geographic data 4124.5.2. Methods for optimized planning 4154.5.3. UMTS planning 4194.6 Efficient Protocols for High Data Rates 4264.6.1. High data rate protocols: general aspects 4274.6.2. Wireless ATM 4284.6.3. Packet reservation multiple access 4294.7 References 433Annex I – List of Contributors 451Annex II – List of Participating Institutions 453Index 457

"The final report of the COST 259 project that explored radio system aspect for flexible personalized communication capable of delivering...services on different bandwidths...new modeling techniques...related planing tools...across a number of different environments." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 25, No. 3, September 2001)