OFDM and MC-CDMA: A Primer

Currently, a technical in-depth book on this subject is unavailable, which has a similar 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

By providing an all-encompassing self-contained treatment this volume will appeal to a wide readership, as it is both an easy-reading textbook and a high-level research monograph.Content:
Chapter 1 Introduction (pages 1–18):
Chapter 2 Introduction to Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (pages 19–39):
Chapter 3 OFDM Transmission over Gaussian Channels (pages 41–60):
Chapter 4 OFDM Transmission over Wideband Channels (pages 61–102):
Chapter 5 OFDM Time and Frequency Domain Synchronisation (pages 103–143):
Chapter 6 Adaptive Single? and Multi?user OFDM Techniques (pages 145–202):
Chapter 7 OFDM versus MC?CDMA (pages 203–217):
Chapter 8 Basic Spreading Sequences (pages 219–229):
Chapter 9 MC?CDMA Performance in Synchronous Environments (pages 231–250):
Chapter 10 Maximum?Likelihood Enhanced Sphere Decoding of MIMO?OFDM (pages 253–301):
Chapter 11 Genetic Algorithm Aided Joint Channel Estimation and MUD for SDMA OFDM (pages 303–329):
Chapter 12 Multi?User OFDM Employing Genetic Algorithm Aided Minimum Bit Error Rate Multi?User Detection (pages 331–349):
Chapter 13 Conclusion and Further Research Problems (pages 351–357):