Electronic Communication Systems: A Complete Course - Hardcover

Schweber, William

 
9780130916211: Electronic Communication Systems: A Complete Course

Synopsis

For one/two-term courses in Basic Electronic Communications or in-house seminars/workshops in professional settings.

This book conveys the reality of today's communication systems by balancing traditional elements with the three more recent, radical developments that have had the most dramatic effects on the field―the widespread use of integrated circuits, microprocessors and software, digital techniques, and signals. It covers the latest tools, techniques, and standards to help prepare students for systems of today and the next-generation systems.

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From the Back Cover

Since the third edition of Electronic Communication Systems: A Complete Course was published, the worldwide growth in all aspects of communications has been astonishing and exponential. Email links people scattered all over the globe, and the Internet provide enormous information and entertainment resources to anyone who has basic access. Cellular phones are ubiquitous, outnumbering conventional wired phones in some countries, and provide convenient voice and data access from almost anywhere.

This updated and comprehensive edition continues to balance traditional topics with the latest advancements in the field, and builds on information given in previous editions by adding or expanding on numerous topics. These include:

  • Fiber optics, optical amplifiers, and wavelength-division multiplexing
  • New busses and interconnection standards such as CAN bus
  • Internet Protocol and Voice over Internet Protocol
  • Channel simulators and wireless noise characteristics
  • Short-range Bluetooth wireless standard
  • Smart antennas for cellular systems
  • Cell phone architectures that are primarily digital
  • Updated electromagnetic spectrum assignments

Also new to this edition is a CD of SystemView by Elanix, a powerful, system-level modeling and simulation tool for understanding communication-system performance and architectures.

Instructors who are using this book for a course will benefit from the accompanying Instructor's Manual (ISBN 0-13091622-6).

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