Cooperation in wireless networks : principles and applications ; real egoistic behavior is to cooperate!

Cooperation in Wireless Networks: Principles and Applications covers the underlying principles of cooperative techniques as well as several applications demonstrating the use of such techniques in practical systems. The work is written in a collaborative manner by several authors from Asia, America, and Europe. Twenty chapters introduce and discuss in detail the main cooperative strategies for the whole communication protocol stack from the application layer down to the physical layer. Furthermore power saving strategies, security, hardware realization, and user scenarios for cooperative communication systems are introduced and discussed. The book also summarizes the strength of cooperation for upcoming generation of wireless communication systems, clearly motivating the use of cooperative techniques and pointing out that cooperation will become one of the key technologies enabling 4G and beyond. This book puts into one volume a comprehensive and technically rich view of the wireless communications scene from a cooperation point of view. Cooperation in Nature and Wireless Communications....Pages 1-27 Cooperative Communications....Pages 29-68 Cooperation, Competition and Cognition in Wireless Networks....Pages 69-100 Cooperation Techniques in Cross-layer Design....Pages 101-126 Network Coding in Wireless Networks....Pages 127-161 Cooperative Diversity....Pages 163-187 Cooperation in Ad-Hoc Networks....Pages 189-222 Multi-route and Multi-user Diversity....Pages 223-241 Cognitive Radio Architecture....Pages 243-311 Stability and Security in Wireless Cooperative Networks....Pages 313-363 Power Consumption and Spectrum Usage Paradigms in Cooperative Wireless Networks....Pages 365-386 Cooperative Antenna Systems....Pages 387-419 Distributed Antennas: The Concept of Virtual Antenna Arrays....Pages 421-461 Cooperation in 4G Networks....Pages 463-496 Cooperative Techniques in the IEEE 802 Wireless Standards: Opportunities and Challenges....Pages 497-514 Cooperative Communication with Multiple Description Coding....Pages 515-545 Cooperative Header Compression....Pages 547-566 Energy Aware Task Allocation in Cooperative Wireless Networks....Pages 567-591 Cooperative Coding and Its Application to OFDM Systems....Pages 593-605 Cooperative Methods for Spatial Channel Control....Pages 607-629 Cooperation In Wireless Networks: Principles And Applications Covers The Underlying Principles Of Cooperative Techniques As Well As Several Applications Demonstrating The Use Of Such Techniques In Practical Systems. The Book Is Written In A Collaborative Manner By Several Authors From Asia, America, And Europe. This Book Puts Into One Volume A Comprehensive And Technically Rich Appraisal Of The Wireless Communications Scene From A Cooperation Point Of View.