Cloud and Fog Radio Access Networks

Experience a guided tour of the key information-theoretic principles that underpin the design of next-generation cellular systems with this invaluable reference. Written by experts in the field, the text encompasses principled theoretical guidelines for the design and performance analysis of network architectures, coding and modulation schemes, and communication protocols. Presenting an extensive overview of the most important ideas and topics necessary for the development of future wireless systems, as well as providing a detailed introduction to network information theory, this is the perfect tool for researchers and graduate students in the fields of information theory and wireless communications, as well as for practitioners in the telecommunications industry.