I General Issues of Multi-Carrier Spread-Spectrum & Related Topics -- Some Novel Concepts in Multiplexing and Multiple Access -- Wideband Multimedia Solution using Hybrid CDMA/OFDMA/SFH Techniques -- Generalised Multicarrier CDMA for Wireless MUI/ISI-Resilient Uplink Transmissions Irrespective of Frequency Selective Multipath -- Performance Tradeoffs in Asynchronous Spread Spectrum Multi-Carrier Multiple-Access -- II Applications of Multi-Carrier Spread-Spectrum & Related Topics -- Performance Tradeoffs in Asynchronous Spread Spectrum Multi-Carrier Multiple-Access -- A Multi-Carrier Spread-Spectrum Approach to Broadband Underwater Acoustic Communications -- A New Combined OFDM-CDMA Approach for Cellular Mobile Communications -- A Digital Microwave Point-to-Multi-Point (PMP) System Based on Multi-Carrier FDMA-Transmission -- A Hybrid TDMA/CDMA System Based on Filtered Multitone Modulation for Upstream Transmission in HFC Networks -- III Coding and Modulation -- On Coding and Spreading for MC-CDMA -- MCM-DSSS with DPSK Modulation and Equal Gain Combining in Delay and Doppler-Spread Rician Fading -- Influence of Code Selection on the Performance of a Multi-Carrier Spread-Spectrum System -- Complex Valued Block Codes for OFDM-CDMA Application -- Two-Dimensional Differential Demodulation of OFDM Frames -- Block Turbo Coding in OFDM-based HIPERLAN/2 Systems -- The Performance Analysis of Multi-Carrier CDMA Systems Using Different Spreading Codes in Frequency Selective Fading Environments -- IV Detection and Multiplexing -- Each Carrier Transmission Power Control with Antenna-Carrier Diversity for OFDM-DS-CDMA -- A Wavelet-based Multicarrier Spread Spectrum System with Constant Power -- A Subspace Method for Blind Channel Identification in Multi-Carrier CDMA Systems -- Multiuser Detection with Iterated Channel Estimation -- MUD Improvement by using Hexagonal Pilot Distributions for Channel Acquisition and Tracking in MC-CDMA Systems -- Adaptive Multi-Shot Multiuser Detection for Asynchronous MC-CDMA Using Bootstrap Algorithm -- V Interfrence Cancellation -- Blind Adaptive Interference Cancellation for Multicarrier Modulated Systems -- Performance of Downlink MC-CDMA with Simple Interference Cancellation -- Wideband and Narrowband Interference Cancellation for Asynchronous MC-CDMA -- Multiple Access Interference Cancellation in Multicarrier CDMA Systems Using a Subspace Projection Technique -- Interference Cancellation for a Multi-Carrier Spread-Spectrum FCDMA System -- Narrowband Interference Mitigation in OFDM-based WLANs -- Multi-Carrier CDMA using Interference Cancellation -- VI Synchronization and Channel Estimation -- An Overview of MC-CDMA Synchronization Sensitivity -- Blind Frequency Offset/Symbol Timing/Symbol Period Estimation and Subcarrier Recovery for OFDM Signals in Fading Channels -- Doppler Spread Analysis and Simulation for Multi-Carrier Mobile Radio and Broadcast Systems -- Reduced State Joint Channel Estimation and Equalization -- Channel Estimation with Superimposed Pilot Sequence Applied to Multi-Carrier Systems -- A Comparison of Channel Estimation Techniques for OFDM-CDMA and MC/JD-CDMA Systems -- Burst Synchronization for OFDM Systems with Turbo Codes -- Acquisition of Synchronisation Parameters for OFDM Using a Single OFDM Training Symbol -- VII Realization and Implementation -- Implementation of Multicarrier Systems with Polyphase Filterbanks -- On the Improvement of HF Multicarrier Modem Behavior by Using Spread Spectrum Techniques to Combat Fading Channels -- An Improved MMSE based Block Decision Feedback Equalizer -- MC-CDMA vs. DS-CDMA in the Presence of Nonlinear Distortions.