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Table of Contents

Preface

About the Editors

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

Part 1: Radio Resource Management (RRM) and Quality of Service (QoS) Sofoklis Kyriazakos

Section Overview

Dynamic Channel Allocation in IEEE 802.11 Jiayuan Chen, Sverrir Olafsson and Xuanye Gu

An Overview of Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Reduction Techniques for OFDM Systems Yeong-Luh Ueng and Shih-Kai Lee

Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Challenges and Solutions for Providing Quality of Service Assurances Lajos Hanzo (II.) and Rahim Tafazolli

Adaptive Cell Sizing Scheme for Asymmetric Traffic Accommodation in CDMA/FDD Cellular Packet Systems Kazuo Mori

A Dynamically Self-organized Clustering Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Chung-Hsien Hsu and Kai-Ten Feng

Opportunistic Scheduling in Wireless Networks: A Feedback Load Perspective Yahya S. Al-Harthi

Cross-Layer Optimization for Upstream TCP Flows in IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs Nakjung Choi, Jiho Ryu,Yongho Seok, Taekyoung Kwon and Yanghee Choi

Cooperative Communication for Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks Ljiljana Simi´c, Stevan M. Berber and Kevin W. Sowerby

Cross-Layer Optimization with Guaranteed QoS for Wireless Multiuser OFDM Systems Nan Zhou, Xu Zhu and Yi Huang

Handover Handling Issues in DVB-H Systems Giuseppe Araniti, Antonio Iera, Antonella Molinaro

Part 2: Channel Modelling, MIMO and OFMD George T. Karetsos

Section Overview

Adaptive OFDMA Systems Dania Marabissi, Daniele Tarchi, Romano Fantacci

Bounds and Algorithms for Data-Aided Channel Estimation in OFDM Heidi Steendam and Marc Moeneclaey

Distributed Space-Time Block Coding for Large Set of Relay Terminals Ryosuke UCHIDA

A Comparison Between Parametric and Nonparametric Channel Estimation for Multipath Fading Channels Dieter Van Welden, Frederik Simoens, Heidi Steendam and Marc Moeneclaey

Envelope Correlation Analysis of MRC Signals in Correlated Rician Fading Zhuwei Wang, Xin Zhang

Experimental Investigation of Channel Estimation for IEEE802.11b WLAN System Yu Imaoka, Hiroshi Obata, Yohei Suzuki, and Yukitoshi Sanada

Hybrid-ARQ Techniques and its Application in 4G Wireless Systems Dheeraj Sreedhar

Multiuser Diversity in MIMO Systems: Theory and Performance Xing ZHANG, Wenbo WANG

On MIMO Channel Characterization for Future Wireless Communication Systems H. Farhat, R. Cosquer, G. El Zein

Modelling and Analysis of Capacity-Optimal Indoor MIMO Line-Of-Sight Wireless Channels Christian A. Hofmann and Andreas Knopp

Design of Compact Antenna Arrays for MIMO Wireless Communications Yuanyuan Fei and John Thompson

Space-Time Error Correcting Codes and Iterative Decoding Massinissa Lalam, Karine Amis and Dominique Leroux

Performance Evaluation of MIMO Multiuser Opportunistic Schemes under QoS Requirements Nizar Zorba and Ana I. Pérez-Neira

Part 3: Applications Services and Business Models John Soldatosa

Section Overview

Metric Multidimensional Scaling for Localization and Tracking Davide Macagnano, Giuseppe Destino and Giuseppe Abreu

Localization in Ad Hoc Networks for Mobile Ubiquitous Service Provisioning Yong Bai, Lan Chen

Human Body Detection using UWB-IR Indoor Channel Keiji TERASAKA and Akihiro KAJIWARA

An Overview of Wireless MAC Protocols for Vehicular Communications Spyridon Vassilaras, Spyros Tsevas and Gregory S. Yovanof

WiMedia UWB—Concept, Design and Implications Karsten Schoo, Harald Kaaja, Janne Marin and Juha Salokannel

Signalling Model of Service Discovery in Heterogeneous Personal Networks Thafer H. Sulaiman, Hikmat Aldelo and Hamed S. Al-Raweshidy

A Business Model for QoS Assessment in Mobile Wireless Networks Francesco Benedetto and Gaetano Giunta