This SpringerBrief discusses the current research on coordinated
multipoint transmission/reception (CoMP) in wireless multi-cell systems.
This book analyzes the structure of the CoMP precoders and the message
exchange mechanism in the CoMP system in order to reveal the advantage
of CoMP. Topics include interference management in wireless cellular
networks, joint signal processing, interference coordination, uplink and
downlink precoding and system models. After an exploration of the
motivations and concepts of CoMP, the authors present the architectures
of a CoMP system. Practical implementation and operational challenges of
CoMP are discussed in detail. Also included is a review of CoMP
architectures and deployment scenarios in the LTE-Advanced standard.
Readers are exposed to the latest multiuser precoding designs for the
CoMP system under two operating modes, interference aware and
interference coordination. Wireless Coordinated Multi cell Systems:
Architectures and Precoding Designs is a concise and approachable tool
for researchers, professionals and advanced-level students interested in
wireless communications and networks.