An international panel of experts provide major research issues and a self-contained, rapid introduction to the theory and application of UWBThis book delivers end-to-end coverage of recent advances in both the theory and practical design of ultra wideband (UWB) communication networks. Contributions offer a worldwide perspective on new and emerging applications, including WPAN, sensor and ad hoc networks, wireless telemetry, and telemedicine. The book explores issues related to the physical layer, medium access layer, and networking layer.Following an introductory chapter, the book explores three core areas:* Analysis of physical layer and technology issues* System design elements, including channel modeling, coexistence, and interference mitigation and control* Review of MAC and network layer issues, up to the applicationCase studies present examples such as network and transceiver design, assisting the reader in understanding the application of theory to real-world tasks.Ultra Wideband Wireless Communication enables technical professionals, graduate students, engineers, scientists, and academic and professional researchers in mobile and wireless communications to become conversant with the latest theory and applications by offering a survey of all important topics in the field. It also serves as an advanced mathematical treatise; however, the book is organized to allow non-technical readers to bypass the mathematical treatments and still gain an excellent understanding of both theory and practice.

Preface.Contributors.Chapter 1 Introduction to Ultra Wideband (Hüseyin Arslan and Maria-Gabriella Di Benedetto)Chapter 2 UWB Channel Estimation and Synchronization (Irena Maravic and Martin Vetterli).Chapter 3 Ultra Wideband Geolocation (Sinan Gezici, Zafer Sahinoglu, Hisashi Kobayashi, and H. Vincent Poor).Chapter 4 UWB Modulation Options (Hüseyin Arslan, Ismail Güenc, and Sadia Ahmed).Chapter 5 Ultra Wideband Pulse Shaper Design (Zhi Tian, Timothy N. Davidson, Xiliang Luo, Xianren Wu, and Georgios B. Giannakis).Chapter 6 Antenna Issues (Zhi Ning Chen).Chapter 7 Ultra Wideband Receiver Architectures (Hüseyin Arslan).Chapter 8 Ultra Wideband Channel Modeling and Its Impact on System Design (Chia-Chin Chong).Chapter 9 MIMO and UWB (Thomas Kaiser).Chapter 10 Multiple-Access Interference Mitigation in Ultra Wideband Systems (Sinan Gezici, Hisashi Kobayashi, and H. Vincent Poor).Chapter 11 Narrowband Interference Issues in Ultra Wideband Systems (Hüseyin Arslan and Mustafa E. Sahin).Chapter 12 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing for Ultra Wideband Communications (Ebrahim Saberina and Ahmed H. Tewfik).Chapter 13 UWB Networks and Applications (Krishna M. Sivalingam and Aniruddha Rangnekar).Acknowledgments.Chapter 14 Low-Bit-Rate UWB Networks (Luca DeNardis and Gian Mario Maggio).Chapter 15 An Overview of Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (David A. Sumy, Branimir Vojcic, and Jinghao Xu).Appendix.Chapter 16 Adaptive UWB Systems (Francesca Cuomo and Crishna Martello).Chapter 17 UWB Location and Tracking--A Practical Example of an UWB-Based Sensor Network (Ian Oppermann, Kegen Yu, Alberto Rabbachin, Lucian Stoica, Paul Cheong, Jean-Philippe Montillet, and Sakari Tiuraniemi).Acknowledgments.Index.