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1. Short range wireless communications and reliability Ismail Guvenc, Sinan Gezici, Zafer Sahinoglu and Ulas C. Kozat -- pt. I. High-Rate Systems: 2. High-rate UWB and 60 GHz communications Sinan Gezici and Ismail Guvenc; 3. Channel estimation for high-rate systems Zhongjun Wang, Yan Xin and Xiaodong Wang; 4. Adaptive modulation and coding for high-rate systems Ruonan Zhang and Lin Cai; 5. MIMO techniques for high-rate communications Wasim Q. Malik and Andre; Pollok -- pt. II. Low-Rate Systems: 6. ZigBee networks and low-rate UWB communications Zafer Sahinoglu and Ismail Guvenc; 7. Impact of channel estimation on the reliability Harry Sheng; 8. Interference mitigation and awareness for improved reliability Huseyin Arslan, Serhan Yarkan, Mustafa E. Sahin and Sinan Gezici; 9. Characterization of Wi-Fi interference for dynamic channel allocation in WPANs Federico Penna, Claudio Pastrone, Hussein Khaleel, Maurizio A. Spirito and Roberto Garello; 10. Energy saving in low-rate systems Myung J. Lee and Tae Rim Park -- pt. III. Selected Topics for Improved Reliability: 11. Cooperative communications for reliability Andreas F. Molisch, Stark C. Draper and Neelesh B. Mehta; 12. Reliability through relay selection in cooperative networks Ramy Abdallah Tannious and Aria Nosratinia; 13. Fundamental performance limits in wideband relay architectures Özgür Oyman; 14. Reliable MAC layer and packet scheduling Ulas C. Kozat.

Ensuring reliable communication is an important concern in short-range wireless communication systems with stringent quality of service requirements. Key characteristics of these systems, including data rate, communication range, channel profiles, network topologies and power efficiency, are very different from those in long-range systems. This comprehensive book classifies short-range wireless technologies as high and low data rate systems. It addresses major factors affecting reliability at different layers of the protocol stack, detailing the best ways to enhance the capacity and performance of short-range wireless systems. Particular emphasis is placed on reliable channel estimation, state-of-the-art interference mitigation techniques and cooperative communications for improved reliability. The book also provides detailed coverage of related international standards including UWB, ZigBee, and 60 GHz communications. With a balanced treatment of theoretical and practical aspects of short-range wireless communications and with a focus on reliability, this is an ideal resource for practitioners and researchers in wireless communications.