Preface.
 
Abbreviations.
 
Functions.
 
Symbols.
 
1 Introduction.
 
1.1 Book Structure.
 
1.2 Quick Introduction.
 
1.3 Application Scenarios.
 
1.4 Pros and Cons of Cooperation.
 
1.5 Cooperative Performance Bounds.
 
1.6 Definitions and Terminology.
 
1.7 Background and Milestones.
 
1.8 Concluding Remarks.
 
2 Wireless Relay Channel.
 
2.1 Introductory Note.
 
2.2 General Characteristics and Trends.
 
2.3 Regenerative Relaying Channel.

2.4 Transparent Relaying Channel.

2.5 Distributed MIMO Channel.
 
2.6 Concluding Remarks.
 
3 Transparent Relaying Techniques.
 
3.1 Introductory Note.
 
3.2 Transparent Relaying Protocols.
 
3.3 Transparent Space-Time Processing.
 
3.4 Distributed System Optimization.
 
3.5 Concluding Remarks.
 
4 Regenerative Relaying Techniques.
 
4.1 Introductory Note.
 
4.2 Regenerative Relay Protocols.
 
4.3 Distributed Space-Time Coding.
 
4.4 Distributed Network Coding.
 
4.5 Concluding Remarks.
 
5 Hardware Issues.
 
5.1 Introductory Note.
 
5.2 Analog Hardware Transceivers.

5.3 Digital Hardware Transceivers.
 
5.4 Architectural Comparisons.
 
5.5 Complexity of 3G UMTS Voice/HSDPA Relay.
 
5.6 Complexity of LTE/WiMAX Relay.
 
5.7 Hardware Demonstrators.
 
5.8 Concluding Remarks.
 
6 Conclusions and Outlook.
 
6.1 Contributions.
 
6.2 Real-World Impairments.
 
6.3 Open Research Problems.
 
6.4 Business Challenges.
 
References.
 
Index.