Next generation wireless communications using radio over fiber/ Gomes, Nathan J. [ed.]

Next Generation Wireless Communications Using Radio over Fiber; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Background and Introduction; 1.1 The Trends and Challenges to Achieving 4G Wireless; 1.1.1 Motivation; 1.1.2 The Quest for High Bit Rates in Wireless Communications; 1.1.3 System Capacity; 1.1.4 Infrastructure Costs, Deployment and Upgradeability Constraints; 1.1.5 Trends and Issues in Wired Broadband and Infrastructure Convergence; 1.2 The FUTON Concept for Next-Generation Distributed and Heterogeneous Radio Architectures. 1.2.1 Global Architecture and the Main Evolutionary Scenarios1.2.2 Optical Infrastructure Signalling; 1.2.3 The FUTON Consortium; 1.3 Overview of this Book; References; 2 Trends in Wireless Communications; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic Transmission Problems and Solutions; 2.2.1 Transmission Problems; 2.2.2 Solutions in the Physical Layer; 2.2.3 Solutions in the Network Layer; 2.2.4 Fundamental Limits and Trends; 2.3 Regulation and Standardization; 2.3.1 Regulation; 2.3.2 Standardization; 2.4 Conclusions; References; 3 System Concepts for the Central Processing of Signals; 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Wireless Trends3.2.1 Provision of Broadband Access; 3.2.2 System Capacity; 3.2.3 Power Efficiency; 3.2.4 Fairness in Access; 3.3 Architecture Options; 3.4 The Global Centralized Architecture; 3.4.1 Terminology; 3.4.2 DBWS Architecture Elements; 3.4.3 Physical Elements of the DBWS; 3.5 FUTON Scenarios; 3.5.1 Enhanced Cellular Scenario; 3.5.2 Advanced Scenario; 3.6 The Optical Infrastructure; 3.7 Conclusions; References; 4 Introduction to Radio over Fiber; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Concept of a Radio over Fiber System; 4.3 Categories of Radio over Fiber Systems; 4.3.1 Types of Transport. 4.3.2 Types of Modulation4.3.3 Types of Fiber; 4.3.4 Subcarrier Multiplexing; 4.3.5 Millimeter-Wave-over-Fiber Systems; 4.4 Performance of Radio over Fiber Systems; 4.4.1 System Performance Characterization; 4.4.2 System Component Effects; 4.4.3 Improving System Performance; 4.5 Applications of Radio over Fiber Technology; 4.5.1 Wireless or Mobile Communication Systems; 4.5.2 Beam-forming and Phased Arrays; 4.5.3 Cable Television Systems; 4.5.4 Radio Astronomy; 4.5.5 Future Perspectives; 4.6 Conclusions; References; 5 Radio over Fiber System Design for Distributed Broadband Wireless Systems. 5.1 Introduction5.2 Radio over Fiber Link Design Issues; 5.2.1 Carrier Frequency; 5.2.2 Channel Bandwidth; 5.2.3 Number of Channels; 5.2.4 Peak-to-Average-Power Ratio; 5.2.5 Modulation Scheme; 5.2.6 Uplink Power Control; 5.3 Example Link Design; 5.3.1 Link Architecture; 5.3.2 Optical Source and Receiver Types; 5.3.3 Link Budget Calculations; 5.3.4 EVM Measurements; 5.3.5 Wireless Range Calculations; 5.4 Analog or Digital Transmission?; 5.5 Conclusions; References; 6 Optical Network Architectures for the Support of Future Wireless Systems; 6.1 Introduction.