Introduction to Space-Time Wireless Communications [Paperback]

An accessible introduction to the theory of space-time wireless communications.Wireless networks are under constant pressure to provide ever higher data rates to increasing numbers of users with greater reliability. Space-time processing technology is a powerful tool for improving system performance that already features in the UMTS and CDMA2000 mobile standards. This book is an accessible introduction to every fundamental aspect of space-time wireless communications. The book is an ideal introduction to this rapidly growing field for graduate students and for practitioners in the wireless industry. Homework problems and other supporting material are available on a companion website.Wireless networks are under constant pressure to provide ever higher data rates to increasing numbers of users with greater reliability. Space-time processing technology is a powerful tool for improving system performance that already features in the UMTS and CDMA2000 mobile standards. This book is an accessible introduction to every fundamental aspect of space-time wireless communications. The book is an ideal introduction to this rapidly growing field for graduate students and for practitioners in the wireless industry. Homework problems and other supporting material are available on a companion website.Wireless networks are under constant pressure to provide ever-higher data rates to increasing numbers of users with greater reliability. This book is an accessible introduction to every fundamental aspect of space-time wireless communications. Space-time processing technology is a powerful tool for improving system performance that already features in the UMTS and CDMA2000 mobile standards. The ideal volume for graduate students and professionals, it features homework problems and other supporting material on a companion website.1. Introduction; 2. Space-time propagation; 3. Space-time channel and signal models; 4. Capacity of space-time channels; 5. Spatial diversity; 6. Space-time codl-