Space-Time Codes and MIMO Systems

MIMO is the technology that is advancing the wireless industry from 3G to 4G systems, and this book is your essential guide to this major development in wireless communications. It takes you step-by-step from the basics of MIMO through various coding techniques, to topics such as multiplexing and packet transmission. Practical examples are emphasized and mathematics is kept to a minimum, so you can quickly and thoroughly understand the essentials of MIMO. The book takes a systems view of MIMO technology that helps you analyze the benefits and drawbacks of any MIMO system.

You find detailed coverage of a hot new topic not covered inany other book -- direct interfacing of a CDMA system with an OFDM system. Thishardware approach extends the capabilities of current CDMA systems byexploiting the high-throughput capabilities of OFDM. Coupled with MIMO, thisapproach delivers a 4G solution that meets the ever-increasing need for higherthroughput wireless communication. Space Time Codes and MIMO Systems isthe only resource that offers you the practical knowledge needed to work withthis powerful combination of cutting-edge wireless technology.

CD-ROM included! Features software for wideband and narrowbandsimulation, as well as a program that graphically illustrates IEEE 802.11asystems.

Contents:

List of Figures. List of Tables. Preface. List ofAbbreviations. List of Symbols.

Introduction - The Crowded Spectrum. Need for HighData Rate. Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Systems. Internet Protocol.Wireless Internet Protocol.

The MIMO WirelessChannel - Preliminaries. MIMO System Model. MIMO System Capacity.Channel Unknown to the Transmitter. Channel Known to the Transmitter.Deterministic Channels. Random Channels. Influence Fading Correlation on MIMO Capacity. Influence of LOS on MIMOCapacity. Influence of XPD on MIMO Capacity. Keyhole Effect: DegenerateChannels. Capacity of Frequency Selective MIMO Channels.

Channel Propagation, Fading & Link Budget Analysis -Introduction. Radiowave Propagation. Large-scale Fading or Macroscopic Fading.Small Scale Fading. Microscopic Fading Measurements. Antenna Diversity.

Space-Time Block Codes -Introduction. Delay Diversity Scheme. Alamouti Space-Time Code. Space-TimeBlock Codes (STBC). Decoding of STBC. Simulation results. Imperfect ChannelEstimation: A Performance Analysis. Effect of Antenna Correlation onPerformance. Dominant Eigenmode Transmission. Simulation Exercises.

Space-Time Trellis Codes - Introduction. Space-Time Coded Systems. Space-Time CodewordDesign Criteria. Design of Space-Time Trellis Codes on Slow Fading Channels.Design of Space-Time Trellis Codes on Fast Fading Channels. PerformanceAnalysis in a Slow Fading Channel. Performance Analysis in a Fast FadingChannel. The Effect of Imperfect Channel Estimation on Code Performance. Effectof Antenna Correlation on Performance. Delay Diversity as a STTC. Comparison ofSTBC and STTC. Simulation Exercises.

Layered Space-Time Codes - Introduction. LSTTransmitters: Types of Encoding. Layered Space-Time Coding: Design Criteria.LST Receivers. Iterative Receivers. TheEffect of Imperfect Channel estimation on Code Performance. Effect ofAntenna Correlation on Performance. Diversity Performance of SM Receivers.Summary. Simulation Exercises.

Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) - Introduction. Basic Principles. OFDM. OFDMGeneration. Synchronization Issues. Surveyof Synchronization Techniques. Frequency Offset Estimation. CarrierSynchronization. Sampling-Frequency Synchronization. Performance Analysis ofSynchronization Techniques. ML Estimation of Timing and Frequency Offset.Carrier Synchronization. Sampling-Frequency Synchronization. Observations.Suggested Solution to the Synchronization Problem. Channel Estimation. Peak toAverage Power Ratio (PAPR). Application to Packet Transmission Systems.Conclusions. Simulation Exercises.

IEEE 802.11a Packet TransmissionSystem - Introduction. Background. Wireless LAN Topology.

IEEE 802.11 Standard Family. WLANProtocol Layer Architecture. Medium Access Control (MAC).

Physical Layer. Synchronizationand Packet Detection Algorithms. Channel Estimation.

Space-Time Coding for Broadband Channel - Introduction.Performance of Space-Time Coding on Frequency-Selective Fading Channels.Space-Time Coding in Wideband OFDM Systems. apacity of MIMO-OFDM Systems.Performance Analysis of MIMO-OFDM Systems. CDMA-OFDM-MIMO. Simulation Exercises.

The Way Ahead - Introduction. MIMO Multi-User (MIMO-MU).Linear Dispersion Coding. Conclusion.

Appendixes. Index.

MohinderJankiraman is a Dallas,Texas-based technology consultant with more than 20 years of professionalengineering experience in wireless communications. A senior member of the IEEEand former researcher at The Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology, herecently taught at the University of Aalborg in Denmark and was a seniorengineer at Summitek Instruments, Inc. of Denver, Colorado. He holds a Ph.D. inwireless multimedia communications from the University of Aalborg, and an M.S.in technology design from Delft University of Technology.