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This book, edited and authored by world leading experts, gives a review of the principles, methods and techniques of important and emerging research topics and technologies in wireless communications and transmission techniques.

The reader will:

Quickly grasp a new area of research
Understand the underlying principles of a topic and its application
Ascertain how a topic relates to other areas and learn of the research issues yet to be resolved

Reviews important and emerging topics of research in wireless technology in a quick tutorial format
Presents core principles in wireless transmission theory
Provides reference content on core principles, technologies, algorithms, and applications
Includes comprehensive references to journal articles and other literature on which to build further, more specific and detailed knowledge

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Chapter 1: Introduction to digital transmission

Chapter 2: Modulated signals and I/Q representations of bandpass signals

Chapter 3: Single-carrier modulation

Chapter 4: Optimal detection of digital modulations in AWGN

Chapter 5: The interplay between modulation and channel coding

Chapter 6: Properties and measures of the radio channel

Chapter 7: Synchronization of digital signals

Chapter 8: Equalization

Chapter 9: Multicarrier transmission in a frequency-selective channel

Chapter 10: Spread spectrum signaling in wireless communications

Chapter 11: MIMO communication for wireless networks

Chapter 12: Multiple access control in wireless networks

Chapter 13: Cognitive radio networks and spectrum sharing

Chapter 14: Digital wireline transmission standards

Chapter 15: Wireless broadband standards and technologies

Chapter 16: Power line communications

Chapter 17: Optical transmission

Chapter 18: Baseband architectures to support wireless cellular infrastructure: History and future evolution

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