Wireless Communications: Signal Processing Perspectives (Prentice Hall Signal Processing Series) - Hardcover

A complete guide to the state-of-the-art in signal processing for wireless communications.-- Complete coverage of data compression, channel coding, modulator/demodulator design, receiver and transmitter design, and antenna design.-- Perfect for signal processing specialists who need to understand the powerful capabilities of this technology in wireless communications.-- Covers both the network and physical layers.Many of the core issues facing advanced wireless communications -- including providing higher data rates, addressing highly dynamic environments, and reducing power consumption -- are directly related to signal processing. This book delivers a comprehensive signal processing perspective on the entire field of wireless communications, enabling signal processing specialists to fully leverage their expertise in this rapidly expanding industry.The book begins with detailed coverage of signal processing issues surrounding the physical layer, including efficient diversity techniques for fading channels; adaptive interference suppression in wireless systems; equalization in multiuser wireless systems; and space-time blind signal processing for wireless systems. Next, the book explores key aspects of the relationships between physical and network layers, then moving on to detailed coverage of network layer issues. These include signal processing techniques for introducing multimedia capabilities onto wireless networks; and issues of data compression. Finally, the book addresses the specialized underwater propagation environment. Together, these chapters address many of the main themes and directions now being pursued in state-of-the-art signal processing research asit relates to wireless communications.