OFDM and MC-CDMA for Broadband Multi-User Communications, WLANs and Broadcasting [Hardcover]

Lajos L. Hanzo (Author), M. Münster (Author), B. J. Choi (Author), Thomas Keller (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0470858796 | ISBN-13: 978-0470858790 | Publication Date: September 19, 2003 | Edition: 1

Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) is a method of digital modulation in which a signal is split into several narrowband channels at different frequencies.

CDMA is a form of multiplexing, which allows numerous signals to occupy a single transmission channel, optimising the use of available bandwidth.  Multiplexing is sending multiple signals or streams of information on a carrier at the same time in the form of a single, complex signal and then recovering the separate signals at the receiving end.

Multi-Carrier (MC) CDMA is a combined technique of Direct Sequence (DS) CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and OFDM techniques.  It applies spreading sequences in the frequency domain. 

Wireless communications has witnessed a tremendous growth during the past decade and further spectacular enabling technology advances are expected in an effort to render ubiquitous wireless connectivity a reality. 

This technical in-depth book is unique in its detailed exposure of OFDM, MIMO-OFDM and MC-CDMA.  A further attraction of the joint treatment of these topics is that it allows the reader to view their design trade-offs in a comparative context.

Divided into three main parts:

Part I provides a detailed exposure of OFDM designed for employment in various applications

Part II is another design alternative applicable in the context of OFDM systems where the channel quality fluctuations observed are averaged out with the aid of frequency-domain spreading codes, which leads to the concept of MC-CDMA

Part III discusses how to employ multiple antennas at the base station for the sake of supporting multiple users in the uplink

• Portrays the entire body of knowledge currently available on OFDM
• Provides the first complete treatment of OFDM, MIMO(Multiple Input Multiple Output)-OFDM and MC-CDMA
• Considers the benefits of channel coding and space time coding in the context of various application examples and features numerous complete system design examples
• Converts the lessons of Shannon’s information theory into design principles applicable to practical wireless systems
• Combines the benefits of a textbook with a research monograph where the depth of discussions progressively increase throughout the book

This all-encompassing self-contained treatment will appeal to researchers, postgraduate students and academics, practising research and development engineers working for wireless communications and computer networking companies and senior undergraduate students and technical managers.

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"The authors have provided numerous system designs, derivations, modulations, simulations and graphs to enhance the reader's ability to grasp theoretical concepts." (E-Streams, Vol. 7, No. 6)

From the Back Cover

OFDM systems have experienced increased attention in recent years and have found applications in a number of diverse areas including telephone-line based ADSL links, digital audio and video broadcasting systems, and wireless local area networks. OFDM is being considered for the next-generation of wireless systems both with and without direct sequence spreading and the resultant spreading-based multi-carrier CDMA systems have numerous attractive properties.

This volume provides the reader with a broad overview of the research on OFDM systems during their 40-year history.

Part I commences with an easy to read conceptual, rather than mathematical, treatment of the basic design issues of OFDM systems. The discussions gradually deepen to include adaptive single and multi-user OFDM systems invoking adaptive turbo coding.

Part II introduces the taxonomy of multi-carrier CDMA systems and deals with the design of their spreading codes and the objective of minimising their crest factors.

This part also compares the benefits of adaptive modulation and space-time coding with the conclusion that in conjunction with multiple transmitters and receivers the advantages of adaptive modulation gradually erode both in OFDM and MC-CDMA systems.

Part III addresses a host of advanced channel estimation and multi-user detection problems in the context of Space Division Multiple Access (SDMA) systems.

Aimed at the mathematically advanced reader, this part provides a range of implementation-ready solutions, performance results and future research issues.

Researchers, advanced students and practising engineers working in wireless communications will all find this valuable text illuminating and informative.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1014 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press; 1 edition (September 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470858796
• ISBN-13: 978-0470858790
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.6 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Most Informative Textbook on The OFDM Systems!!!!!, August 12, 2004

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This review is from: OFDM and MC-CDMA for Broadband Multi-User Communications, WLANs and Broadcasting (Hardcover)

Dr. Hanzo is one of greatest experts in the wireless communications. He wrote many technical papers and textbooks in this field. This OFDM textbook provides an excellent overview for wireless communication scholars and engineers. In every aspect of OFDM research, the authors always have illustrative introduction.

This book is excellent for university professors and graduate students to explore the state-of-the-art OFDM technology.