PublishedPrentice Hall Australia, January 2018 |
ISBN9780134588568 |
FormatSoftcover, 1104 pages |
Dimensions23.5cm × 17.8cm |
This is a revised and updated edition of the field's classic, best-selling introduction. With remarkable clarity, Dr. Bernard Sklar introduces every digital communication technology at the heart of today's wireless and Internet revolutions, providing a unified structure and context for understanding them -- all without sacrificing mathematical precision.
Throughout, Sklar helps students understand the big picture and delve into the details of current modulation, coding, and signal processing techniques. He traces signals and key processing steps from the information source through transmitter, channel, receiver, and information sink. Digital Communications, Third Edition begins by introducing the fundamentals of signals, spectra, formatting, and baseband transmission. Next, Sklar presents practical coverage of trellis-coded modulation, Reed-Solomon codes, synchronization, spread spectrum solutions, and much more. Throughout, he offers numeric examples, step-by-step implementation guidance, and block diagrams that place key concepts and techniques in clear context. Coverage includes:
Signals and spectra, including signal classification, spectral density, transmission, and bandwidth
Formatting, baseband modulation, and baseband demodulation/detection
Bandpass modulation and demodulation/detection
Communications link analysis and system link budgets
Channel coding: waveform, block, convolutional, and Reed-Solomon codes
Advanced turbo coding and Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) techniques
Managing modulation and coding tradeoffs
Receiver and network synchronization
Multiplexing and multiple access
Spread spectrum overview and techniques
Source coding: amplitude quantizing, differential PCM, adaptive prediction, digital data, and more
Fading channels: challenges, characterization, and mitigations
The essentials of OFDM and MIMO technology
Long Term Evolution (LTE) Wireless, Software Defined Radio, 5G, and other advances
