This book
explains OFDM WLAN basics, including components of OFDM and multicarrier WLAN standards;
Provides a practical approach to OFDM by including software and hardware examples and
detailed implementation explanations; Defines and explains the mathematical concepts
behind OFDM necessary for successful OFDM WLAN implementations.
Table of
Contents:
(NOTE: Each
chapter concludes with a Bibliography.)
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.
Synchronization.
Timing
Estimation. Frequency Synchronization. Channel Estimation. Clear Channel Assessment.
Signal Quality.
Distortion Analysis of Radio Frequency Subsystems.
Modulation.
Interleaving. Channel Codes.
Antenna Diversity.
Background.
Receive Diversity. Transmit Diversity.
BF Distortion
Analysis for 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.
Medium Access Control for Wireless LANs.
MAC Overview.
MAC System Architecture. MAC Frame Formats. MAC Data Services. MAC Management Services.
MAC Management Information Base.
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.
Rapid Prototyping for WLANs.
Introduction to
Rapid Prototype Design. Good Digital Design Practices.
Index.
336 pages