OFDM Wireless LANs
A Theoretical and Practical Guide
Published on 21. December 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-672-32157-3 (ISBN)
Description
OFDM Wireless LANs: A Theoretical and Practical Guide explores OFDM WLAN basics, including components of OFDM and multi-carrier WLAN standards. This book also provides a practical approach to OFDM by including software and hardware examples and detailed implementation explanations. And it defines and explains the mathematical concepts behind OFDM necessary for successful OFDM WLAN implementations.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Indianapolis
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 187 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
558 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-672-32157-3 (9780672321573)
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Persons
John Terry, Ph.D., is a senior research engineer at Nokia Research Center in Dallas, TX. He is currently managing the OFDM modulation and coding project in the High Speed Access (HSA) group. Dr. Terry has published several conference and journal papers, given numerous presentations on wireless communications, and generated six pending patents related to OFDM wireless LANs. He has 12 years of experience working in wireless communications, including tenures at NASA Glen Research Center and Texas Instruments, Inc. In addition, Dr. Terry is the vice-chair of the IEEE 802.11 Task Group and serves as a technical reviewer for several conference and journal publications of the IEEE in wireless communications.
Juha Heiskala is a senior research engineer at Nokia Research Center in Dallas, TX. He is active in the IEEE 802.11 standards bodies and has been tasked with developing the 802.11a system simulation on several software platforms. He is the inventor/co-inventor of three pending patents in the area of OFDM LANs and co-designed with Dr. John Terry the modulation and coding scheme for achieving 100 Mbps speeds within currently allocated bandwidth specifications for OFDM wireless LANs.
Juha Heiskala is a senior research engineer at Nokia Research Center in Dallas, TX. He is active in the IEEE 802.11 standards bodies and has been tasked with developing the 802.11a system simulation on several software platforms. He is the inventor/co-inventor of three pending patents in the area of OFDM LANs and co-designed with Dr. John Terry the modulation and coding scheme for achieving 100 Mbps speeds within currently allocated bandwidth specifications for OFDM wireless LANs.
Content
(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with a Bibliography.)
Preface.
1. Background and WLAN Overview.
Review of Stochastic Processes and Random Variables. Review of Discrete-Time Signal Processing. Components of a Digital Communication System. OFDM WLAN Overview. Single Carrier Versus OFDM Comparison.
2. Synchronization.
Timing Estimation. Frequency Synchronization. Channel Estimation. Clear Channel Assessment. Signal Quality.
3. Modulation and Coding.
Modulation. Interleaving. Channel Codes.
4. Antenna Diversity.
Background. Receive Diversity. Transmit Diversity.
5. RF Distortion Analysis for OFDM WLAN.
Components of the Radio Frequency Subsystem. Predistortion Techniques for Nonlinear Distortion Mitigation. Adaptive Predistortion Techniques. Coding Techniques for Amplifier Nonlinear Distortion Mitigation. Phase Noise. IQ Imbalance.
6. Medium Access Control (MAC)for IEEE 802.ll Networks.
MAC Overview. MAC System Architecture. MAC Frame Formats. MAC Data Services. MAC Management Services. MAC Management Information Base.
7. Medium Access Control (MAC) for HiperLAN/2 Networks.
Network Architecture. DLC Functions. MAC Overview. Basic MAC Message Formats. PDU Trains. MAC Frame Structure. Building a MAC Frame. MAC Frame Processing.
8. Rapid Prototyping for WLANs.
Introduction to Rapid Prototype Design. Good Digital Design Practices. Rapid Prototyping of a WLAN System.
Index.
Preface.
1. Background and WLAN Overview.
Review of Stochastic Processes and Random Variables. Review of Discrete-Time Signal Processing. Components of a Digital Communication System. OFDM WLAN Overview. Single Carrier Versus OFDM Comparison.
2. Synchronization.
Timing Estimation. Frequency Synchronization. Channel Estimation. Clear Channel Assessment. Signal Quality.
3. Modulation and Coding.
Modulation. Interleaving. Channel Codes.
4. Antenna Diversity.
Background. Receive Diversity. Transmit Diversity.
5. RF Distortion Analysis for OFDM WLAN.
Components of the Radio Frequency Subsystem. Predistortion Techniques for Nonlinear Distortion Mitigation. Adaptive Predistortion Techniques. Coding Techniques for Amplifier Nonlinear Distortion Mitigation. Phase Noise. IQ Imbalance.
6. Medium Access Control (MAC)for IEEE 802.ll Networks.
MAC Overview. MAC System Architecture. MAC Frame Formats. MAC Data Services. MAC Management Services. MAC Management Information Base.
7. Medium Access Control (MAC) for HiperLAN/2 Networks.
Network Architecture. DLC Functions. MAC Overview. Basic MAC Message Formats. PDU Trains. MAC Frame Structure. Building a MAC Frame. MAC Frame Processing.
8. Rapid Prototyping for WLANs.
Introduction to Rapid Prototype Design. Good Digital Design Practices. Rapid Prototyping of a WLAN System.
Index.