Open-loop link adaptation for next-generation IEEE 802.11n wireless networks

IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3713-3725

  Xia, Qiuyan ^a   Hamdi, Mounir ^a   Letaief, Khaled Ben ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

802.11n; Link adaptation; Modulation and coding schemes (MCSs); Multiple input multiple output (MIMO); Open loop; SDM; STBC

Indexed keywords

802.11N; LINK ADAPTATION; MODULATION AND CODING SCHEMES (MCSS); MULTIPLE-INPUT-MULTIPLE-OUTPUT (MIMO); OPEN LOOP; SDM; STBC;

ALGORITHMS; CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEMS; CHANNEL ESTIMATION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; INFORMATION THEORY; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; MODULATION; MULTIPLEXING; SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS; SPACE TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING; STANDARDS; TELECOMMUNICATION REPEATERS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 69549121928     PISSN: 00189545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TVT.2009.2013234     Document Type: Article

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