1 Fading Channel Modeling.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Statistical Characterization of Multipath Fading Channels.- 1.3 Mobile Radio Channel Characteristics.- 1.4 Fading Channel Simulator.- Problems.- 2 Digital Transmission Over Fading Channels.- 2.1 Elements of Digital Communication Systems.- 2.2 Signal Representation and Signal Space.- 2.3 Maximum Likelihood Receiver.- 2.4 Performance of Some Modulation Techniques in an Awgn Channel.- 2.5 Performance of Some Modulation Techniques on Fading Channels.- 2.6 Error Bound and Cut-off Rate of Coded Schemes.- Problems.- 3 Convolutional Codes.- 3.1 Basic Structure.- 3.2 Distance Properties and Generating Function.- 3.3 Decoding.- 3.4 Performance Bounds.- Problems.- 4 Bandwidth-Efficient Coded-Modulation Schemes.- 4.1 Trellis-Coded Modulation Schemes.- 4.2 Design of Tcm Schemes.- 4.3 Representation of TCM Schemes.- 4.4 Tcm Decoder.- 4.5 Performance Evaluation.- 4.6 Block-Coded Modulation Schemes.- 4.7 Bibliographical Notes.- Problems.- 5 Trellis-Coded Modulation Schemes for Fading Channels.- 5.1 Design Criteria for Tcm on Fading Channels.- 5.2 Design of Tcm for Fading Channels.- 5.3 Performance Analysis of Coherent Detection of Tcm on Fading Channels.- 5.4 Bibliographical Notes.- Problems.- 6 Reed-Solomon Codes.- 6.1 Basic Definitions And Operations In Gf(2m).- 6.2 Bch Codes.- 6.3 Definitions of Reed-Solomon Codes.- 6.4 Encoding of Rs Codes.- 6.5 Singly-Extended Rs(n+1, k) Codes.- 6.6 Errors-Only Decoding of Rs(n, k) Codes Based on Syndromes.- 6.7 Errors-and-Erasures Decoding of Rs(n, k) Codes Based on Syndromes.- 6.8 Errors-and-Erasures Decoding of Singly Extended Rs(n+1, k) Codes Based on Syndromes.- 6.9 Soft-Decision Decoding of Rs Codes.- Problems.- 7 Rs-Coded Mpsk Schemes for Fading Channels.- 7.1 Rs-Coded Mpsk Schemes.- 7.2 Construction Of Rs-Coded Mpsk Schemes for Fading Channels.- 7.3 Performance Evaluation Of Algebraic Decoding of Rs-Coded Mpsk Schemes on A Rayleigh Fading Channel.- 7.4 Performance Evaluation of Soft-Decision Decoding of Rs-Coded Mpsk Schemes on a Rayleigh Fading Channel.- Problems.- 8 Differential Detection of Coded-Modulation Schemes on a Fading Channel.- 8.1 System Model.- 8.2 Differential Detection of Coded-Mpsk Schemes.- 8.3 Bibliographical Notes.- Problems.- 9 Performance of Coded Modulation Schemes on Shadowed Rician Fading Channels.- 9.1 Description of the Channel Model.- 9.2 Performance of Trellis-Coded Mpsk Schemes on a Shadowed Rician Fading Channel.- 9.3 Performance of Rs-Coded Mpsk Schemes on a Shadowed Rician Fading Channel.- 9.4 The Effect of Fading Bandwidth on the Performance of the Coded Schemes.- 9.5 The Performance of the Interleaved Coded Schemes on a Slow Shadowed Rician Fading Channel.- 9.6 Bibliographical Notes.- Problems.- 10 Quadrature Pulse-Overlapping Modulation Techniques.- 10.1 Quadrature Pulse Overlapping Modulation.- 10.2 Hardlimited Qpom Schemes.- 10.3 Coded Qpom Schemes for Fading Channels.- Problems.- References.

Coded-Modulation Techniques for Fading Channels provides the reader with a sound background for the application of bandwidth-efficient coded-modulation techniques in fading channels. The book systematically presents recent developments in the field, which has grown rapidly in recent years, and provides a solid frame of reference for further research in this area.
During the past decade there has been a proliferation of research in the area of bandwidth-efficient coded-modulation techniques. The primary advantage of these schemes over modulation schemes employing traditional error correcting codes is their ability to improve the performance of the communication system without bandwidth expansion. This property makes them a suitable choice for channels which are limited in both power and bandwidth. A typical example of such channels is a mobile satellite channel, where it is desired to accommodate a large number of users in a given bandwidth with a power which is constrained by the physical size of the satellite and by the vehicle's antenna.
Coded-Modulation Techniques for Fading Channels is an excellent reference for researchers and practicing engineers, and may be used as a text for advanced courses on the subject.