Broadband Wireless Communications: 3G/4G, WLAN and WPAN Technology, Including HSDPA, 3.9G, IEEE 802.11, 15, 16, and HIPERLAN2

Course 184

Summary:

This course will start with a 4G system concept that integrates available advanced technologies and then focus on system adaptability and reconfigurability as a possible option to meet a variety of service requirements, available resources and channel conditions. The presentation will also offer a vision beyond the state of the art with the emphasis on how the advanced technologies can be used for an efficient 4G multiple access. It will also present a possible approach based on system sensitivity function and show a number examples from practice.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completing the course, the participant will be able to:

• describe adaptive coding and modulation, space-time coding, smart antennas and MIMO systems
• use space-time coding, cooperative transmission, smart antennas , linear precoding MIMO , and turbo equalization in 4G systems
• use interference cancellation in multi-user systems
• design systems that include multicarrier modulation combined with space-time coding
• understand how OFDMA principles and standards include adaptive time/space and frequency coding

Target Audience:

Engineers working with current approaches and evolving teshologies for personal and indoor communications, will benefit from this course. An EE or equivalent experience is required; this is an in-depth course.

Outline:

Day One

Adaptive Coding and Multicarrier Modulation
• General Structures of OFDMA (MC CDMA), UWB, WCDMA/ATDMA/ Signals • Examples of the Existing Solutions and Standards, Software Radio, Integrated CDMA/TDMA/OFDMA (MC CDMA)/UWB Receivers • Adaptive Coding and Modulation • Convolutional and Turbo Coding • Code Reconfiguration • Trellis Modulation/Trellis with Multi-dimensional Constellations • Adaptive Coded Modulation • Complexity Performance Trade-off • Feedback and Fuzzy Logic Power Control • Channel Estimation in Fading

Day Two

MIMO/Space Time Coding
• Space Time (ST) Coding • Orthogonal/Quasiorthogonal Sets • Algebraic Block Codes • Convolutional ST Codes • Differential ST Coding • Smart Antenna Arrays • MIMO Channels and Linear precoding • Beam forming • Channel Estimation • Concatenated ST Codes and Turbo Decoding

Day Three

Advanced Signal Processing
• Equalization and Channel Estimation • Sequential MMSE Estimation • Per Survivor Processing • Kalman Estimator • Channel Estimation and Equalization • Turbo Equalization • Minimum Entropy Equalization • Multi-User Detection • Optimum Multiuser CDMA Receivers • MMSE Multiuser Detectors • Implementation Losses • Sensitivity Function

Day Four

Incoming Technologies
• OFDM Receivers • Transceiver Structure • Synchronization • Subcarrier Modulation • Applications and Standards, MC CDMA • Transceiver Structure and Performance • Coded MC CDMA • Nonlinear Effects and PAPR • Multiuser MC CDMA Detectors

Day Five

OFDMA Transceiver and Standards
• Adaptive Time-Space-Frequency Coding • Transceiver Structure Performance • Impulse Radio (UWB) • Modulation • Multiple Access • Channel Measurements • Beam Forming • Self-Steering Arrays
Adaptation and Reconfiguration on Higher Network Layers
• Adaptive/Reconfigurable Software Radio • Energy Aware Design • Complexity Control • Reconfigurable Computing and ASIC Micro Reconfigurability • Channel Modeling and Measurements for 4G • Applications: 3G/4G • WLAN and PAN Technology: HSDPA, 3.9G, IEEE 802.11, 15, 16, HIPERLAN2

Subject Areas Covered

MIMO Technology
Software Defined Radio and Next Generation Hardware
OFDM and OFDMA Technology
Broadband Wireless Networks (LTE/WiMAX)
Wireless LAN: IEEE 802.11 WiFi

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