Ebook: Broadband Wireless Communications: Transmission, Access and Services

Broadband Wireless Access is a highly challenging and fast changing area of multimedia radio communications. These papers on the subject are the proceedings of the 9th Tyrrhenian Workshop, held in Lerici, Italy, September 1997. They provide a prospect on the state of the art and future development, with a sufficiently wide focus to cover technological, architectural and regulatory issues. Emphasis is given to those advances of digital signal processing techniques, microwave mono lithic integrated circuits and smart antennae that will allow the design of low cost user terminals with advanced capabilities. Specific attention is also devoted to the protocols these new terminals will use to access the radio medium, and to the kind of services that will eventually be provided to the end-user in the future. With contributions from worldwide experts, the material presented here is a timely and high-level overview of the field, and as well as being informative is a useful tool for promoting further investigation into the area of multimedia radio communications.

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Broadband Wireless Access is a highly challenging and fast changing area of multimedia radio communications. These papers on the subject are the proceedings of the 9th Tyrrhenian Workshop, held in Lerici, Italy, September 1997. They provide a prospect on the state of the art and future development, with a sufficiently wide focus to cover technological, architectural and regulatory issues. Emphasis is given to those advances of digital signal processing techniques, microwave mono lithic integrated circuits and smart antennae that will allow the design of low cost user terminals with advanced capabilities. Specific attention is also devoted to the protocols these new terminals will use to access the radio medium, and to the kind of services that will eventually be provided to the end-user in the future. With contributions from worldwide experts, the material presented here is a timely and high-level overview of the field, and as well as being informative is a useful tool for promoting further investigation into the area of multimedia radio communications.

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Broadband Wireless Access is a highly challenging and fast changing area of multimedia radio communications. These papers on the subject are the proceedings of the 9th Tyrrhenian Workshop, held in Lerici, Italy, September 1997. They provide a prospect on the state of the art and future development, with a sufficiently wide focus to cover technological, architectural and regulatory issues. Emphasis is given to those advances of digital signal processing techniques, microwave mono lithic integrated circuits and smart antennae that will allow the design of low cost user terminals with advanced capabilities. Specific attention is also devoted to the protocols these new terminals will use to access the radio medium, and to the kind of services that will eventually be provided to the end-user in the future. With contributions from worldwide experts, the material presented here is a timely and high-level overview of the field, and as well as being informative is a useful tool for promoting further investigation into the area of multimedia radio communications.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Signal Processing for Network Access Technologies: An Overview....Pages 3-10
An Overview of MMDS and LMDS, and the Technical Challenges in Receiver Design....Pages 11-23
Overview of Wideband CDMA....Pages 24-33
Feedforward Estimation Techniques for Carrier Recovery in 16-QAM Modulation....Pages 34-45
On the Joint Adaptation of Memory-Based Nonlinear Adaptive Filters Used in Echo Cancellation....Pages 46-57
The Contour Algorithm for Self-Training Adaptive Equalization....Pages 58-69
Interference Rejection for Spread Spectrum Signals Using the EM Algorithm....Pages 70-79
Adaptive Multi-Carrier CDMA (MC-CDMA) Structure for Downlink PCS....Pages 80-91
Combined Source-Channel Coding for Wireless Transmission of H.263 Coded Video....Pages 92-103
Precoding in the Digital Wireless Local Loop....Pages 104-109
Iterated Soft-Decision Interference Cancellation for CDMA....Pages 110-115
Non Linear Distortions introduced by Amplifiers on COFDM signals. Measurements, Effects and Compensation Techniques....Pages 116-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
A Survey on MMIC and Antenna Technology....Pages 127-137
Antennas for Broadband Microwave/mm-Wave Communication Systems....Pages 138-148
Broadband Wireless Access System Antennas: Concepts and Designs....Pages 149-161
MMIC Technology for Broadband Wireless Access....Pages 162-166
MMIC Technology in Japan for the Last Mile....Pages 167-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
QoS Support in Mobile, Multimedia Networks....Pages 181-200
Media Access Protocols for use with Smart Array Antennas to Enable Wireless Multimedia Applications....Pages 201-212
QoS Based Predictive Admission Control for Multi-Media Traffic....Pages 213-224
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Design and Performance of Wireless MAC Protocols....Pages 225-236
The Throughput of Packet Access Cellular Systems Based on DECT Architecture....Pages 237-246
A Combined Frequency and Time Based Channel Reuse Partitioning Multiple Access Technique for Indoor Wireless ATM Networks....Pages 247-258
A Variable-Order Discrete Model for the Fading Channel....Pages 259-266
Dynamic TDMA scheme with Traffic Policing for ATM Wireless LAN....Pages 267-271
MAC and Interworking in the MEDIAN Project on Wireless ATM....Pages 272-278
An Accurate Markovian Model of Cluster Traffic in a Wireless ATM Environment....Pages 279-286
Capacity of Broadband CDMA in the Millimeter-Wave Band....Pages 287-292
Analysis of the Self-Similar Characteristics of Broadband Traffic in the Wavelet Domain....Pages 293-299
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Multimedia Terminals....Pages 303-305
Advanced 40 GHz MMDS Technologies....Pages 306-310
Multiple Standards for Multimedia....Pages 311-318
New Developments in Terminal Technology: Personal Perspective to Trends in R&D....Pages 319-326
Overview of the RAI Pilot MMDS Installation in Torino....Pages 327-340
42 GHz Broadband Wireless Systems to access Interactive Services....Pages 341-351
Last Mile Wireless Broadband Access to Interactive Services at Millimeter Waves....Pages 352-363
LMDS, A Broadband Wireless Interactive Access System at 28 GHz....Pages 364-377
Layered Description and Implementation of CDMA Protocols....Pages 378-388
The European System for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting....Pages 389-407
Radio Access to Multimedia Services: the Standardization Process....Pages 408-421
Back Matter....Pages 431-432
A Global Network Management System for Multimedia Services (Terrestrial-Satellite Integrated Network)....Pages 422-429

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Broadband Wireless Access is a highly challenging and fast changing area of multimedia radio communications. These papers on the subject are the proceedings of the 9th Tyrrhenian Workshop, held in Lerici, Italy, September 1997. They provide a prospect on the state of the art and future development, with a sufficiently wide focus to cover technological, architectural and regulatory issues. Emphasis is given to those advances of digital signal processing techniques, microwave mono lithic integrated circuits and smart antennae that will allow the design of low cost user terminals with advanced capabilities. Specific attention is also devoted to the protocols these new terminals will use to access the radio medium, and to the kind of services that will eventually be provided to the end-user in the future. With contributions from worldwide experts, the material presented here is a timely and high-level overview of the field, and as well as being informative is a useful tool for promoting further investigation into the area of multimedia radio communications.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Signal Processing for Network Access Technologies: An Overview....Pages 3-10
An Overview of MMDS and LMDS, and the Technical Challenges in Receiver Design....Pages 11-23
Overview of Wideband CDMA....Pages 24-33
Feedforward Estimation Techniques for Carrier Recovery in 16-QAM Modulation....Pages 34-45
On the Joint Adaptation of Memory-Based Nonlinear Adaptive Filters Used in Echo Cancellation....Pages 46-57
The Contour Algorithm for Self-Training Adaptive Equalization....Pages 58-69
Interference Rejection for Spread Spectrum Signals Using the EM Algorithm....Pages 70-79
Adaptive Multi-Carrier CDMA (MC-CDMA) Structure for Downlink PCS....Pages 80-91
Combined Source-Channel Coding for Wireless Transmission of H.263 Coded Video....Pages 92-103
Precoding in the Digital Wireless Local Loop....Pages 104-109
Iterated Soft-Decision Interference Cancellation for CDMA....Pages 110-115
Non Linear Distortions introduced by Amplifiers on COFDM signals. Measurements, Effects and Compensation Techniques....Pages 116-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-125
A Survey on MMIC and Antenna Technology....Pages 127-137
Antennas for Broadband Microwave/mm-Wave Communication Systems....Pages 138-148
Broadband Wireless Access System Antennas: Concepts and Designs....Pages 149-161
MMIC Technology for Broadband Wireless Access....Pages 162-166
MMIC Technology in Japan for the Last Mile....Pages 167-178
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
QoS Support in Mobile, Multimedia Networks....Pages 181-200
Media Access Protocols for use with Smart Array Antennas to Enable Wireless Multimedia Applications....Pages 201-212
QoS Based Predictive Admission Control for Multi-Media Traffic....Pages 213-224
Front Matter....Pages 179-179
The Design and Performance of Wireless MAC Protocols....Pages 225-236
The Throughput of Packet Access Cellular Systems Based on DECT Architecture....Pages 237-246
A Combined Frequency and Time Based Channel Reuse Partitioning Multiple Access Technique for Indoor Wireless ATM Networks....Pages 247-258
A Variable-Order Discrete Model for the Fading Channel....Pages 259-266
Dynamic TDMA scheme with Traffic Policing for ATM Wireless LAN....Pages 267-271
MAC and Interworking in the MEDIAN Project on Wireless ATM....Pages 272-278
An Accurate Markovian Model of Cluster Traffic in a Wireless ATM Environment....Pages 279-286
Capacity of Broadband CDMA in the Millimeter-Wave Band....Pages 287-292
Analysis of the Self-Similar Characteristics of Broadband Traffic in the Wavelet Domain....Pages 293-299
Front Matter....Pages 301-301
Multimedia Terminals....Pages 303-305
Advanced 40 GHz MMDS Technologies....Pages 306-310
Multiple Standards for Multimedia....Pages 311-318
New Developments in Terminal Technology: Personal Perspective to Trends in R&D....Pages 319-326
Overview of the RAI Pilot MMDS Installation in Torino....Pages 327-340
42 GHz Broadband Wireless Systems to access Interactive Services....Pages 341-351
Last Mile Wireless Broadband Access to Interactive Services at Millimeter Waves....Pages 352-363
LMDS, A Broadband Wireless Interactive Access System at 28 GHz....Pages 364-377
Layered Description and Implementation of CDMA Protocols....Pages 378-388
The European System for Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting....Pages 389-407
Radio Access to Multimedia Services: the Standardization Process....Pages 408-421
Back Matter....Pages 431-432
A Global Network Management System for Multimedia Services (Terrestrial-Satellite Integrated Network)....Pages 422-429
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