This monograph is a peerless introduction to cross-layer design in wireless networks, detailing the field's development and state-of-the-art results. It discusses topics such as multiuser detection, integrated radio resource allocation, and integrated admission control. Its concise style, along with numerous illustrations, makes it an excellent reference for engineers, researchers and students working in communication networks.

The first text to offer a complete treatment of wireless network enhancement through cross-layer design, concentrating on higher layer protocols Peerless text in a very active field Provides an introduction to and state-of-the-art results in cross-layer design in wireless networks

Inhalt

Multiuser Detection for Wireless Networks.- Integrated Radio Resource Allocation.- Asymptotic Capacity for Wireless Networks with Multiuser Receivers.- Integrated Admission Control.- Multiuser Detection in Cross-Layer Design: Perspectives.