Adaptive Wireless Transceivers provides the reader with abroad overview of near-instantaneously adaptive transceivers in thecontext of TDMA, CDMA and OFDM systems. The adaptive transceiversexamined employ powerful turbo codecs, turbo equalisers andspace-time codecs, equipping the reader with a future-prooftechnological road map. It demonstrates that adaptive transceiversare capable of mitigating the channel quality fluctuations of thewireless channel as a lower-complexity alternative to space-timecoding. By contrast, if the higher complexity of multipletransmitters and multiple receiver-assisted systems is deemedacceptable, the advantages of adaptability erode.
* Provides an in-depth introduction to channel equalisers andKalman filtering and discusses the associated complexity versusperformance trade-offs
* Introduces wideband near-instantaneously adaptive transceiversand studies their performance both with and without turbo channelcoding
* Describes how to optimise adaptive modulation mode switchingand highlights a range of practical considerations
* Introduces neural network based channel equalisers anddiscusses Radial Basis Function (RBF) assisted equalisers embeddedinto adaptive modems supported by turbo channel coding and turbochannel equalisation
* Employs the above adaptive principles also in the context ofCDMA and OFDM transceivers and discusses the pros and cons ofspace-time coding versus adaptive modulation
Researchers, advanced students and practising development engineersworking in wireless communications will all find this valuable textan informative read.
Lajos Hanzo received his degree in electronics in 1976 and his doctorate in 1983. During his 25-year career in telecommunications he has held various research and academic posts in Hungary, Germany and the UK. Since 1986 he has been with the Department of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, UK, where he holds the chair in telecommunications. He has co-authored eight books on mobile radio communications, published over 300 research papers, organised and chaired conference sessions, presented overview lectures and been awarded a number of distinctions. Currently he is managing an academic research team, working on a range of research projects in the field of wireless multimedia communications sponsored by industry, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council UK, the European IST Programme and the Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence, UK. He is an enthusiastic supporter of industrial and academic liaison and he offers a range of industrial courses. He is also an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. For further information on research in progress and associated publications please refer to http://www-mobile.ecs.soton.ac.uk.
