Praise for Fundamentals of WiMAX

xviContents7.6 Summary and Conclusions 2657.7 Bibliography 266Part III Understanding WiMAX and Its Performance 269Chapter 8 PHY Layer of WiMAX 2718.1 Channel Coding 2728.1.1 Convolutional Coding 2738.1.2 Turbo Codes 2758.1.3 Block Turbo Codes and LDPC Codes 2788.2 Hybrid-ARQ 2788.3 Interleaving 2798.4 Symbol Mapping 2808.5 OFDM Symbol Structure 2808.6 Subchannel and Subcarrier Permutations 2828.6.1 Downlink Full Usage of Subcarriers 2838.6.2 Downlink Partial Usage of Subcarriers 2868.6.3 Uplink Partial Usage of Subcarriers 2878.6.4 Tile Usage of Subcarriers 2878.6.5 Band Adaptive Modulation and Coding 2898.7 Slot and Frame Structure 2908.8 Transmit Diversity and MIMO 2928.8.1 Transmit Diversity and Space/Time Coding 2928.8.2 Frequency-Hopping Diversity Code 2958.9 Closed-Loop MIMO 2968.9.1 Antenna Selection 2978.9.2 Antenna Grouping 2988.9.3 Codebook Based Feedback 2998.9.4 Quantized Channel Feedback 2998.9.5 Channel Sounding 2998.10 Ranging 3008.11 Power Control 3028.12 Channel-Quality Measurements 3038.13 Summary and Conclusions 3048.14 Bibliography 304Chapter 9 MAC Layer of WiMAX 3079.1 Convergence Sublayer 309