Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Short range wireless communicati ons and reliability Ismail Guvenc, Sinan Gezici, Zafer Sahinoglu and Ul as C. Kozat; Part I. High-Rate Systems: 2. High-rate UWB and 60 GHz com munications Sinan Gezici and Ismail Guvenc; 3. Channel estimation for h igh-rate systems Zhongjun Wang, Yan Xin and Xiaodong Wang; 4. Adaptive modulation and coding for high-rate systems Ruonan Zhang and Lin Cai; 5 . MIMO techniques for high-rate communications Wasim Q. Malik and Andre ; Pollok; Part II. Low-Rate Systems: 6. ZigBee networks and low-rate UW B communications Zafer Sahinoglu and Ismail Guvenc; 7. Impact of channe l estimation on the reliability Harry Sheng; 8. Interference mitigation and awareness for improved reliability Huseyin Arslan, Serhan Yarkan, Mustafa E. Sahin and Sinan Gezici; 9. Characterization of Wi-Fi interfe rence for dynamic channel allocation in WPANs Federico Penna, Claudio P astrone, Hussein Khaleel, Maurizio A. Spirito and Roberto Garello; 10. Energy saving in low-rate systems Myung J. Lee and Tae Rim Park; Part I II. Selected Topics for Improved Reliability: 11. Cooperative communica tions for reliability Andreas F. Molisch, Stark C. Draper and Neelesh B . Mehta; 12. Reliability through relay selection in cooperative network s Ramy Abdallah Tannious and Aria Nosratinia; 13. Fundamental performan ce limits in wideband relay architectures èOzgèur Oyman; 14. Reliable M AC layer and packet scheduling Ulas C. Kozat.

"Ensuring reliable communication is an important concern in short-ra nge wireless communication systems with stringent quality of service re quirements. The key characteristics of these systems, including data ra te, communication range, channel profiles, network topologies, and powe r efficiency, are very different from those in long-range systems. This comprehensive book classifies short-range wireless technologies as hig h and low data-rate systems. It addresses major factors affecting relia bility at different layers of the protocol stack, detailing the best wa ys to enhance the capacity and performance of short-range wireless syst ems. Particular emphasis is placed on reliable channel estimation, stat e-of-the-art interference mitigation techniques and cooperative communi cations for improved reliability. The book also provides detailed cover age of related international standards including UWB, ZigBee, and 60 GH z communications. With a balanced treatment of theoretical and practica l aspects of short-range wireless communications and with a focus on re liability, this is an ideal resource for practitioners and researchers in wireless communications"-- Provided by publisher.