5G Mobile and Wireless Communications Technology

Afif Osseiran · Jose F. Monserrat · Patrick Marsch

giu 2016 · Cambridge University Press

Informazioni su questo ebook

Written by leading experts in 5G research, this book is a comprehensive overview of the current state of 5G. Covering everything from the most likely use cases, spectrum aspects, and a wide range of technology options to potential 5G system architectures, it is an indispensable reference for academics and professionals involved in wireless and mobile communications. Global research efforts are summarised, and key component technologies including D2D, mm-wave communications, massive MIMO, coordinated multi-point, wireless network coding, interference management and spectrum issues are described and explained. The significance of 5G for the automotive, building, energy, and manufacturing economic sectors is addressed, as is the relationship between IoT, machine type communications, and cyber-physical systems. This essential resource equips you with a solid insight into the nature, impact and opportunities of 5G.

Informazioni sull'autore

Afif Osseiran is Director of Radio Communications at the Ericsson CTO office. He previously managed the EU 5G flagship project, METIS, and was Technical Manager of the Eureka Celtic project WINNER+. He has co-edited two books on IMT-Advanced and is a senior member of the IEEE.

Jose F. Monserrat is an Associate Professor in the Communications Department at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He is a senior member of the IEEE and has been involved in several European projects, including NEWCOM, PROSIMOS, WINNER+, METIS and METIS-II.

Patrick Marsch is a manager at Nokia Networks where he leads a radio research department and is the technical manager of the 5G-PPP project, METIS-II. He was the Technical Project Coordinator of the project EASY-C, where the world's largest research test beds for LTE-Advanced were established. He is co-editor of Coordinated Multi-Point in Mobile Communications (Cambridge, 2011).