Dr. Mischa Dohler obtained his MSc degree in Telecommunications from King's College London, UK, in 1999, his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Dresden University of Technology, Germany, in 2000, and his PhD from King's College London in 2003. He was lecturer at King's College London, Centre for Telecommunications Research, until June 2005. He now works as a Senior Expert in the R&D department of France Telecom working on distributed/cooperative communication systems, sensor networks and cognitive radio. He has published over 90 technical journal and conference papers, holds several patents and has co-edited and contributed to several books.

• Preface. Abbreviations.Functions.Symbols.1 Introduction.1.1 Book Structure.1.2 Quick Introduction.1.3 Application Scenarios.1.4 Pros and Cons of Cooperation.1.5 Cooperative Performance Bounds.1.6 Definitions and Terminology.1.7 Background and Milestones.1.8 Concluding Remarks.2 Wireless Relay Channel.2.1 Introductory Note.2.2 General Characteristics and Trends.2.3 Regenerative Relaying Channel.2.4 Transparent Relaying Channel.2.5 Distributed MIMO Channel.2.6 Concluding Remarks.3 Transparent Relaying Techniques.3.1 Introductory Note.3.2 Transparent Relaying Protocols.3.3 Transparent Space–Time Processing.3.4 Distributed System Optimization.3.5 Concluding Remarks.4 Regenerative Relaying Techniques.4.1 Introductory Note.4.2 Regenerative Relay Protocols.4.3 Distributed Space–Time Coding.4.4 Distributed Network Coding.4.5 Concluding Remarks.5 Hardware Issues.5.1 Introductory Note.5.2 Analog Hardware Transceivers.5.3 Digital Hardware Transceivers.5.4 Architectural Comparisons.5.5 Complexity of 3G UMTS Voice/HSDPA Relay.5.6 Complexity of LTE/WiMAX Relay.5.7 Hardware Demonstrators.5.8 Concluding Remarks.6 Conclusions and Outlook.6.1 Contributions.6.2 Real-World Impairments.6.3 Open Research Problems.6.4 Business Challenges.References.Index.

Dr. Mischa Dohler obtained his MSc degree in Telecommunications from King's College London, UK, in 1999, his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Dresden University of Technology, Germany, in 2000, and his PhD from King's College London in 2003. He was lecturer at King's College London, Centre for Telecommunications Research, until June 2005. He now works as a Senior Expert in the R&D department of France Telecom working on distributed/cooperative communication systems, sensor networks and cognitive radio. He has published over 90 technical journal and conference papers, holds several patents and has co-edited and contributed to several books.

• Preface. Abbreviations.Functions.Symbols.1 Introduction.1.1 Book Structure.1.2 Quick Introduction.1.3 Application Scenarios.1.4 Pros and Cons of Cooperation.1.5 Cooperative Performance Bounds.1.6 Definitions and Terminology.1.7 Background and Milestones.1.8 Concluding Remarks.2 Wireless Relay Channel.2.1 Introductory Note.2.2 General Characteristics and Trends.2.3 Regenerative Relaying Channel.2.4 Transparent Relaying Channel.2.5 Distributed MIMO Channel.2.6 Concluding Remarks.3 Transparent Relaying Techniques.3.1 Introductory Note.3.2 Transparent Relaying Protocols.3.3 Transparent Space–Time Processing.3.4 Distributed System Optimization.3.5 Concluding Remarks.4 Regenerative Relaying Techniques.4.1 Introductory Note.4.2 Regenerative Relay Protocols.4.3 Distributed Space–Time Coding.4.4 Distributed Network Coding.4.5 Concluding Remarks.5 Hardware Issues.5.1 Introductory Note.5.2 Analog Hardware Transceivers.5.3 Digital Hardware Transceivers.5.4 Architectural Comparisons.5.5 Complexity of 3G UMTS Voice/HSDPA Relay.5.6 Complexity of LTE/WiMAX Relay.5.7 Hardware Demonstrators.5.8 Concluding Remarks.6 Conclusions and Outlook.6.1 Contributions.6.2 Real-World Impairments.6.3 Open Research Problems.6.4 Business Challenges.References.Index.

Dr. Mischa Dohler obtained his MSc degree in Telecommunications from King's College London, UK, in 1999, his Diploma in Electrical Engineering from Dresden University of Technology, Germany, in 2000, and his PhD from King's College London in 2003. He was lecturer at King's College London, Centre for Telecommunications Research, until June 2005. He now works as a Senior Expert in the R&D department of France Telecom working on distributed/cooperative communication systems, sensor networks and cognitive radio. He has published over 90 technical journal and conference papers, holds several patents and has co-edited and contributed to several books.

• Preface. Abbreviations.Functions.Symbols.1 Introduction.1.1 Book Structure.1.2 Quick Introduction.1.3 Application Scenarios.1.4 Pros and Cons of Cooperation.1.5 Cooperative Performance Bounds.1.6 Definitions and Terminology.1.7 Background and Milestones.1.8 Concluding Remarks.2 Wireless Relay Channel.2.1 Introductory Note.2.2 General Characteristics and Trends.2.3 Regenerative Relaying Channel.2.4 Transparent Relaying Channel.2.5 Distributed MIMO Channel.2.6 Concluding Remarks.3 Transparent Relaying Techniques.3.1 Introductory Note.3.2 Transparent Relaying Protocols.3.3 Transparent Space–Time Processing.3.4 Distributed System Optimization.3.5 Concluding Remarks.4 Regenerative Relaying Techniques.4.1 Introductory Note.4.2 Regenerative Relay Protocols.4.3 Distributed Space–Time Coding.4.4 Distributed Network Coding.4.5 Concluding Remarks.5 Hardware Issues.5.1 Introductory Note.5.2 Analog Hardware Transceivers.5.3 Digital Hardware Transceivers.5.4 Architectural Comparisons.5.5 Complexity of 3G UMTS Voice/HSDPA Relay.5.6 Complexity of LTE/WiMAX Relay.5.7 Hardware Demonstrators.5.8 Concluding Remarks.6 Conclusions and Outlook.6.1 Contributions.6.2 Real-World Impairments.6.3 Open Research Problems.6.4 Business Challenges.References.Index.