Wireless Communication Using Dual Antenna Arrays (Online resource)

Going beyond the wide deployment of smart antennas, this work explores the use of antenna arrays at both ends of the wireless link. Dual-antenna arrays provide capacity increases that enable high-speed mobile Internet access, enhanced-capacity wireless local loops, and wireless high-definition video transport. Topics include: signal propagation; transmit power allocation; information-theoretic channel capacity; and coding and decoding techniques. A basic knowledge of signal processing, linear system theory, digital communications, and information theory is assumed.