Simulation of Third Generation CDMA Systems - Virginia Tech

AcknowledgmentsI would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Brian D. Woerner for his constant encouragementand belief in me. He has been everything that one could want in an advisor. I am deeplyindebted to my committee members Dr. Jeffrey H. Reed and Dr. W. H. Tranter who havebeen extremely helpful both inside and outside the class. I also want to thank LGIC forsponsoring this research work. Special thanks to Raqibul Mostafa for introducing me toWCDMA and his invaluable insights. Yufei Wu deserves my thanks for going through thecodes and providing with corrections and comments. I appreciate the help of Pulakesh Royand James Hicks during the implementation of the simulator. Thanks to Parvez Ahmad,Masudur Rahman Kazi Zahid and Sujan E. Bin Wadud for reviewing my thesis andproviding valuable feedback. I thank Rennie Givens for all the administrative work. Finally,most of all, I thank my parents for their unconditional love and support.III