Mobile Broadband Multimedia Networks. Techniques, Models and Tools for 4G

Table of Contents

Preface
List of contributors and editors
List of acronyms
1 Introduction
2 Transmission techniques
3 Signal processing
4 Propagation modelling and channel characterisation
5 Antennas and diversity: from narrow band to ultra wide band
6 MIMO channel modelling
7 MIMO systems
8 Radio network aspects
9 UMTS radio networks
Index

Authors

Luis M. Correia Professor in Telecommunications, IST - Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. Luis M. Correia was born in Portimao, Portugal, on October 1958. He received the Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from IST-TUL (Technical University of Lisbon) in 1991, where he is currently a Professor in Telecommunications, with his work focused in Wireless/Mobile Communications in the areas of propagation, channel characterisation, radio networks, traffic, and services. He has acted as a consultant for Portuguese GSM operators and the telecommunications regulator. Besides being responsible for research projects at the national level, he has been active in various ones within European frameworks (RACE, ACTS, IST and COST). He participated in and was co-editor of the Final Report for COST 231, and Chairman and editor of the Final Reports of COST 259 and COST 273. He has authored many papers and communications in international journals and conferences, for which he has served also as a reviewer, and co-edited several special issues; he currently serves as the Editor for Wireless of the European Transactions on Telecommunications. He has served as evaluator and auditor in ACTS, ESPRIT and IST frameworks. He was the Chairman of the Technical Programme Committee of PIMRC'2002. He is part of the Expert Advisory Group and of the Steering Board of the European eMobility platform, and of the COST Domain Committee on ICT