Description:New Directions in Wireless Communications Research addresses critical issues in the design and performance analysis of current and future wireless system design. Intended for use by system designers and academic researchers, the contributions are by acknowledged international leaders in their field.Topics covered include:Characterization of wireless channelsThe principles and challenges of OFDMLow-correlation sequences for communicationsResource allocation in wireless systemsSignal processing for wireless systems, including iterative systems collaborative beamforming and interference rejection and network codingMulti-user and multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) communications Cooperative wireless networks, cognitive radio systems and coded bidirectional relaying in wireless networks Fourth generation standards such as LTE and WiMax and standard proposals such as UMBThe volume will be an indispensable reference for all workers in the area of wireless system design.