Frequency-Selective and Time-Selective Fading [Book\/Software Reviews]

Chapter 1 of Frequency -Domain Receiver Design for Doubly Selective Channels explains the book's focus on frequency selective and time -selective fading in broadband wireless communication (jointly referred to as doubly selective). Chapter 2, "Fading," explains both large- and small-scale fading. Large scale fading is based on path loss and shadowing, while small-scale fading is based on multipath fading and Doppler spread. Chapter 3, "Block Transmission Techniques," begins with a brief introduction to the techniques of orthogonal frequency -division multiplexing (OFDM) and single carrier with frequency -domain equalization (SC-FDE) and covers several aspects of analytical characterization and the relevant properties of each modulation type.