Multi-Carrier Systems & Solutions 2009 Proceedings from the 7th International Workshop on Multi-Carrier Systems & Solutions, May 2009, Herrsching, Germany

The wireless standards 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), WiMAX, IEEE 802.11a/n, and DxB have in common that they apply the spectrally efficient multi-carrier modulation in order to achieve very high rate data transmission. This trend is expected to continue in the future with the development of the next generation of mobile wireless communications under the IMT-Advanced standardization activities. Additional measures like advanced coding, spreading, and MIMO are combined with multi-carrier transmission to further enhance the efficiency of future systems.

The aim of Multi-Carrier Systems & Solutions 2009 is to edit the ensemble of the newest contributions and research results in this field that have been presented during the 7th International Workshop on Multi-Carrier Systems & Solutions (MC-SS 2009), held in Herrsching, Germany.

General Issues.- Multicarrier Signals: A Natural Enabler for Cognitive Positioning Systems.- Linearisation of Transmitter and Receiver Nonlinearities in Optical OFDM Transmission.- Multi-user OFDM Based on Braided Convolutional Codes.- Interference Aware Subcarrier and Power Allocation in OFDMA-Based Cognitive Radio Networks.- An Efficient ICA Based Approach to Multiuser Detection in MIMO OFDM Systems.- Windowing in the Receiver for OFDM Systems in High-Mobility Scenarios.- Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output (MIMO).- MIMO—OFDM with Doppler Compensating Antennas in Rapidly Fading Channels.- Resource Allocation Algorithms for Minimum Rates Scheduling in MIMO—OFDM Systems.- Transmit Antenna and Code Selection for Mimo Systems with Linear Receivers.- Space-Time-Frequency Diversity in the Next Generation of Terrestrial Digital Video Broadcasting.- Channel Estimation & Characterization.- Robust 2-D Channel Estimation for Staggered Pilot Grids in Multi-Carrier Systems: LTE Downlink as an Example.- Block-IFDMA — Iterative Channel Estimation Versus Estimation with Interpolation Filters.- A Study on Channel Estimation Using EM Algorithm for Mobile WiMAX Systems.- A Technique for Correcting Residual Frequency Offset in OFDM Systems.- A Joint Channel and Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation Based on Spread Pilot for Future Broadcasting Systems.- Channel Characteristics of Different Floors for Joint Communications and Positioning.- Long Term Evolution (LTE).- Uplink Power Control Performance in UTRAN LTE Networks.- Improving UMTS LTE Performance by UEP in High Order Modulation.- Performance Evaluation of a Low-Complexity LTE Base Station Receiver.- Peak-to-Average Power Ratio (PAPR).- On DT-CWT Based OFDM: PAPR Analysis.- SOCP Approach for PAPR Reduction Using Tone Reservationfor the Future DVB-T/H Standards.- Reduced-PAPR Code Allocation Strategy for MC-CDMA Transmissions.- Adaptive Transmission.- Adaptive Multiuser OFDMA Systems with High Priority Users in the Presence of Imperfect CQI.- Adaptive BICM-OFDM Systems.- Power Allocation with Interference Constraint in Multicarrier Based Cognitive Radio Systems.- Limited-Feedback Multiuser MIMO-OFDM Downlink with Spatial Multiplexing and Per-Chunk/Per-Antenna User Scheduling.- Performance Evaluation.- Simple Series Form Formula of BER Performance of M-ary QAM/OFDM Signals Over Nonlinear Fading Channels.- A Novel Exponential Link Error Prediction Method for OFDM Systems.- WIMAX Performance in the Airport Environment.- Throughput Enhancement Through Femto-Cell Deployment.- Modulation & Demodulation.- Phase Rotation/MC-CDMA for Uplink Transmission.- Hierarchical Modulation in DVB-T/H Mobile TV Transmission.- Efficient Compensation of Frequency Selective TX and RX IQ Imbalances in OFDM Systems.- Spectrum & Interference.- Dynamic Cross-Layer Spectrum Allocation for Multi-Band High-Rate UWB Systems.- Egress Reduction for OFDM Via Transmit Windowing — Framework and Comparison.- Interference Mitigation for the Future Aeronautical Communication System in the L-Band.- Demonstration.- Ranging and Communications with Impulse Radio Ultrawideband.- Generic SDR Platform Used for Multi-Carrier Aided Localization.