Millimeter Wave Technology in Wireless PAN, LAN, and MAN

Series:
Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications
Published:
May 28, 2008 by Auerbach Publications - 448 Pages
Editor(s):
Shao-Qiu Xiao, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Ming-Tuo Zhou, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Singapore

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Features

  • Presents the basic concepts of the millimeter wave technology in emerging WPAN, WLAN, and WMAN
  • Addresses fundamental problems and key challenges in designing millimeter wave circuits and systems
  • Examines the specific new mechanism in resolving limitations of the millimeter wave technology
  • Identifies issues and future directions of millimeter wave technology

    • Summary

    Driven by the demand for high-data-rate, millimeter wave technologies with broad bandwidth are being explored in high-speed wireless communications. These technologies include gigabit wireless personal area networks (WPAN), high-speed wireless local area networks (WLAN), and high-speed wireless metropolitan area networks (WMAN). As a result of this technological push, standard organizations are actively calling for specifications of millimeter wave applications in the above wireless systems.

     

    Providing the guidance needed to help you navigate through these new technologies, Millimeter Wave Technology in Wireless PAN, LAN, and MAN covers the fundamental concepts, recent advances, and potential that these millimeter wave technologies will offer with respect to circuits design, system architecture, protocol development, and standardization activities.

    The book presents essential challenges and solutions related to topics that include millimeter wave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC), packaging technology of millimeter wave system and circuits, and millimeter wave channel models. With numerous figures, tables and references, this text allows speedy access to the fundamental problems, key challenges, open issues, future directions, and further readings on millimeter wave technologies in relation to WPAN, WLAN, and WMAN.

    Table of Contents

    MILLIMETER-WAVE MONOLITHIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR WIRELESS LAN
    Introduction
    Millimeter-Wave Wireless Local Area Network
    Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Integrated Circuit Technology
    WLAN Applications of Millimeter-Wave Monolithic Circuits
    Conclusion
    PACKAGE TECHNOLOGY FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS
    Integrated Passives
    Introduction
    3D Integrated Module Concept
    Integrated (Filters and Antenna)
    ANTENNAS AND CHANNEL MODELLING IN MILLIMETER WAVES WIRELESS PAN, LAN AND MAN
    Introduction
    Basic Principle for Radiation
    Types of Antennas in Millimeter-wave WPAN, WLAN and WMAN
    Channel Modelling for Millimeter-wave Propagation
    Conclusion
    MAC PROTOCOLS FOR MILLIMETER-WAVE WIRELESS LAN AND PAN
    Introduction
    Classification of Wireless MAC
    State of the Art in MM-Wave Based Multi-access Systems
    Challenges of MM-Wave Based MAC Design
    Candidate MM-Wave MAC Protocols
    Directions of MM-Wave WLAN and WPAN
    Conclusion
    MILLIMETER-WAVE FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS
    Introduction
    Applications, Description, and Requirements
    Regulatory Environment
    Why Millimeter Waves for Gb/s WPAN?
    Survey of Technology
    Standardization of Millimeter Waves
    THE WIMEDIA STANDARD FOR WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORKS
    Introduction
    MultiBand OFDM vs. Conventional Pulse Based Ultra Wide Band    
       PHY Layer/System
    Overview of the WiMedia Physical Layer
    WiMedia PHY Performance
    Medium Access Control Standard
    WiMedia MAC Performance
    MILLIMETER-WAVE BASED IEEE 802.16 WIRELESS MAN
    Introduction
    IEEE 802.16 Wireless MAN Architecture
    WirelessMAN-SC PHY
    IEEE 802.16 MAC Layer Basics
    QoS Support
    Security Management
    Conclusion
    MILLIMETER-WAVE DEDICATED SHORT RANGE COMMUNICATIONS (DSRC): STANDARD, APPLICATION AND EXPERIMENT STUDY
    Introduction
    Overview of the Emerging DSRC Standard: IEEE 802.11p
    Performance of IEEE 802.11a/p in Multipath Fading Wireless Channels
    Introduction to Traffic Probe Application
    System Architecture
    Implementation of EVII Prototype System
    Experiment and Performance Measurement
    Conclusion
    INTERFERENCE IN MILLIMETER-WAVE WIRELESS MAN CELLULAR CONFIGURATIONS
    Introduction
    Cellular WMAN Architectures
    Interference Scenarios in TDMA-Based LMDS
    An Alternative Access Solution: CDMA-based LMDS Networks
    Conclusions
    MILLIMETER-WAVE RADAR: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS
    Introduction
    Propagation and Scattering of Millimeter-length Waves
    Radar Design Principles
    Radar Subsystems and Components
    Intelligent Transportation System Applications
    Remote Sensing Applications
    Imaging Systems for Security and Safety Applications
    Conclusion
    OPTICAL GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION OF MILLIMETER-WAVE SIGNALS
    Introduction
    Optical Generation of Millimeter-Wave Signals
    Optical Fiber Transmission of Millimeter-Wave Signals
    Multimode Radio-over-Fiber Links
    Conclusion

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