Ambient Backscatter Communication Networks

Understand fundamental principles of ambient backscatter technology and their diverse potential applications with this authoritative review.

Dinh Thai Hoang (Author), Dusit Niyato (Author), Dong In Kim (Author), Nguyen Van Huynh (Author), Shimin Gong (Author)

9781108480864, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 30 April 2020

310 pages
25 x 17.4 x 2.1 cm, 0.73 kg

'The text is well written, and abundant graphs, diagrams, and tables explain a variety of approaches to ambient backscatter techniques and provide plentiful references to the literature. The book will be an essential resource for anyone interested in this method of implementing IoT technology, which may be expected to grow more important in the future … Highly recommended.' K. D. Stephan, Choice

Understand the fundamental principles and applications of ambient backscatter technology with this authoritative review. Covering both theory and practical engineering, leading researchers describe and explain hardware design, network design, and signal processing, and discuss architectures, protocols, communication methods, open research issues, emerging applications, and advanced system models with innovative solutions. This is an essential tool for graduate students, researchers, engineers, developers, and entrepreneurs.

Preface
Part I. Fundamentals of Ambient Backscatter Communications: 1. Self-sustaining wireless communications networks
2. Fundamentals of ambient backscatter communications
3. Circuit and antenna designs for ambient backscatter
Part II. Architectures, Protocols, and Performance Analysis: 4. Wireless-powered communication networks with ambient backscatter
5. Cognitive radio networks with ambient backscatter communications
6. Ambient backscatter relay communications
7. Performance analysis of ambient backscatter
Part III. Challenges, Approaches and Emerging Topics: 8. Performance improvement for ambient backscatter communications
9. Power management
10. Open issues and emerging research topics
Notes
Index.

Subject Areas: WAP [wireless technology TJKW], Microwave technology [TJFN], Electronics & communications engineering [TJ]