Coding for MIMO Communication Systems

Coding for MIMO Communication Systems is a comprehensive introduction and overview to the various emerging coding techniques developed for MIMO communication systems. The basics of wireless communications and fundamental issues of MIMO channel capacity are introduced and the space-time block and trellis coding techniques are covered in detail. Other signaling schemes for MIMO channels are also considered, including spatial multiplexing, concatenated coding and iterative decoding for MIMO systems, and space-time coding for non-coherent MIMO channels. Practical issues including channel correlation, channel estimation and antenna selection are also explored, with problems at the end of each chapter to clarify many important topics.

• A comprehensive book on coding for MIMO techniques covering main strategies
• Theories and practical issues on MIMO communications are examined in detail
• Easy to follow and accessible for both beginners and experienced practitioners in the field
• References at the end of each chapter for further reading
• Can be used with ease as a research book, or a textbook on a graduate or advanced undergraduate level course

This book is aimed at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and practitioners in industry, as well as individuals working for government, military, science and technology institutions who would like to learn more about coding for MIMO communication systems.

Tolga M. Duman received the B.S. degree from Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, in 1993, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Northeastern University, Boston, in 1995 and 1998, respectively, all in electrical engineering. Since August 1998, he has been with the electrical Engineering Department of Arizona State University, first as an Assistant Professor (1998-2004), and currently as an Associate Professor. He spent the 2004-05 academic year as a visiting associate professor at Bilkent University in Turkey. Dr. Duman's current research interests are in digital communications, wireless and mobile communications, MIMO systems, channel coding, underwater acoustic communications, and applications of coding to wireless and recording channels. Dr. Duman is a recipient of the National Science Foundation CAREER Award and IEEE Third Millennium medal. He is a senior member of IEEE, and an editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications and IEEE Transactions on communications.

Ali Ghrayeb received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, in May 2000. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. He holds a Concordia Research Chair in High-Speed Wireless Communications. His research interests are in wireless and mobile communications, wireless networks, and coding and signal processing for data transmission and storage. He has co-instructed technical tutorials and short courses on coding for MIMO Systems and on Synchronization for WCDMA Systems at several major IEEE conferences. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology and Wiley Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal.