Introduction to Mimo Communications

This accessible guide contains everything you need to get up to speed on the theory and implementation of MIMO techniques.

List of contents

1. Overview of MIMO communications; 2. The MIMO capacity formula; 3. Applications of the MIMO capacity formula; 4. RF propagation; 5. MIMO channel models; 6. Alamounti coding; 7. Space-time coding; 8. Spatial multiplexing; 9. Broadband MIMO; 10. Channel estimation; 11. Practical MIMO examples; Appendices: A. MIMO system equation normalization; B. Proof of Theorem 5.2; C. Derivation of Eq. 7.9; D. Maximum likelihood decoding rules for selected OSTBSs; E. Derivation of Eq. 8.68; Appendix F. Parameters for the non-unequal HT modulation and coding schemes in IEEE 802.11n; References; Index.

About the author

Jerry R. Hampton is a research engineer with over 30 years of experience in communications systems engineering. He is a member of the principal professional staff in the Applied Physics Laboratory, and an Adjunct Professor in the Whiting School of Engineering, at Johns Hopkins University, where he teaches a graduate course in MIMO wireless communications.

Product details

• Authors: Jerry Hampton, Jerry R Hampton, Jerry R. Hampton, Jerry R. (The Johns Hopkins University) Hampton, Hampton Jerry R.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2013
• EAN: 9781107042834
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04283-4
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Electronics, electrical engineering, communications engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Mobile & Wireless Communications, Electronics engineering, Communications engineering / telecommunications, Microwave technology, WAP (wireless) technology, Radio technology