Understanding ultra wide band radio fundamentalsUpplaga 1

Preface. Approach. Organization of the Book. Audience and Course Use. Web Site and Use of MATLAB. Acknowledgments. References. 1. Ultra Wide Band Radio Definition. Fractional Bandwidth. UWB vs. Non-UWB. Further Reading. References. Appendix 1.A. 2. The UWB Radio Signal. Generation of TH-UWB Signals. Generation of DS-UWB Signals. Generation of Multi-Band UWB Signals. Further Reading. References. Appendix 2.A. 3. The PSD of TH-UWB Signals. Borrowing from PPM. The PPM-TH-UWB Case. Further Reading. References. Appendix 3.A. 4. The PSD of DS-UWB Signals. DS-UWB. The Case of PAM-TH-UWB. Further Reading. References Appendix 4.A. 5. The PSD of MB-UWB Signals. Spectral Characteristics of OFDM Signals. The MB IEEE 802.15.TG3a Proposal. Further Reading. References. 6. Performance Analysis for the UWB Radio Link. Power Limits and Emission Masks. Link Budget. Further Reading. References. Appendix 6.A. Appendix 6.B. 7. The Pulse Shaper. The Pulse. Pulse Width Variation and Pulse Differentiation. Meeting the Emission Masks. Further Reading. References. Appendix 7.A. 8. The UWB Channel and Receiver. Multi-Path-Free AWGN Channel. Propagation over a Multi-Path-Affected UWB Radio Channel. Synchronization Issues in IR-UWB Communications. Further Reading. References. Appendix 8.A. 9. Multi-User UWB Wireless Communications. Multiple Access and Multi-User Interference. Multi-User IR-UWB System Performance Based on the SGA. Multi-User Interference Modeling Based on Packet Collision. Further Reading. References. Appendix 9.A. 10. UWB Ranging and Positioning. Ranging vs. Positioning. Ranging. Positioning. Positioning Protocols. An Application: A MAgiC World. Further Reading. References. Appendix 10.A. 11. UWB Networks: Principled Design of MAC. MAC: General Principles. MAC Functions. MAC with QoS Management. An Example of an UWB-Tailored MAC Algorithm: (UWB)2. Further Reading. References. Appendix. Current Trends in UWB Standardization Activities. List of MATLAB Functions. List of Acronyms. Index. For The Curious Reader.