OFDM and MC-CDMA for Broadband Multi-User Communications, WLANs and Broadcasting / Wiley - IEEE (PDF)

Orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) is a method of
digital modulation in which a signal is split into several
narrowband channels at different frequencies.

CDMA is a form of multiplexing, which allows numerous signals to
occupy a single transmission channel, optimising the use of
available bandwidth. Multiplexing is sending multiple signals
or streams of information on a carrier at the same time in the form
of a single, complex signal and then recovering the separate
signals at the receiving end.

Multi-Carrier (MC) CDMA is a combined technique of Direct
Sequence (DS) CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and OFDM
techniques. It applies spreading sequences in the frequency
domain.

Wireless communications has witnessed a tremendous growth during
the past decade and further spectacular enabling technology
advances are expected in an effort to render ubiquitous wireless
connectivity a reality.

This technical in-depth book is unique in its detailed exposure
of OFDM, MIMO-OFDM and MC-CDMA. A further attraction of the
joint treatment of these topics is that it allows the reader to
view their design trade-offs in a comparative context.

Divided into three main parts:

Part I provides a detailed exposure of OFDM designed for
employment in various applications

Part II is another design alternative applicable in the
context of OFDM systems where the channel quality fluctuations
observed are averaged out with the aid of frequency-domain
spreading codes, which leads to the concept of MC-CDMA

Part III discusses how to employ multiple antennas at the
base station for the sake of supporting multiple users in the
uplink

* Portrays the entire body of knowledge currently available on
OFDM

* Provides the first complete treatment of OFDM, MIMO(Multiple
Input Multiple Output)-OFDM and MC-CDMA

* Considers the benefits of channel coding and space time coding
in the context of various application examples and features
numerous complete system design examples

* Converts the lessons of Shannon's information theory into
design principles applicable to practical wireless systems

* Combines the benefits of a textbook with a research monograph
where the depth of discussions progressively increase throughout
the book

This all-encompassing self-contained treatment will appeal to
researchers, postgraduate students and academics, practising
research and development engineers working for wireless
communications and computer networking companies and senior
undergraduate students and technical managers.