Synopses & Reviews
A comprehensive treatment of the digital technologies that make personal mobile communication a reality Although today's mobile communication engineers and designers can build upon the advances in digital telecommunications, specific technical requirements-robustness against fast fading, spectrum and power efficiency, and the demand for low-priced equipment-pose new technological challenges that demand creative solutions. Introduction to Digital Mobile Communication is a comprehensive treatment of the digital technologies that are rapidly spawning new advances and applications. Written by a pioneer in the field, this book covers all the important concepts, from the fundamentals of signal analyses and digital communication to descriptions of the latest transmission systems. Rich in detail and broad in its coverage, this remarkable book:
* Describes equipment and circuit implementation methods and their performance characteristics
* Discusses elements of and methods for digital modulation and demodulation schemes
* Provides practical designs and circuits for spectrum-efficient modulations
* Covers mobile radio channels and digital mobile radio systems
* Includes extensive mathematical treatments and mathematical models
* Presents the latest research results with detailed references
This valuable resource provides a solid introduction to mobile radio communication for the student or professional in related fields. Most important, for design engineers and equipment manufacturers, its up-to-date findings will stimulate new research and creative design and system development efforts.
Synopsis
A thorough introduction to digital mobile communication technology, this book emphasizes digital transmission methods. Beginning with an introduction to what digital mobile communication is, it presents mathematical analyses of signals, mobile radio channels, digital modulation methods and more.
About the Author
YOSHIHIKO AKAIWA is a leading researcher in the digital mobile communication field. Currently a professor at Kyushu University, he worked as a researcher for over twenty years at the NEC Corporation.
Table of Contents
Preface; INTRODUCTION -
Digital Mobile Radio Communication System; The Purpose of Digitization of Mobile Radio Communications; SIGNAL AND NOISE ANALYSIS -
Signal Analysis; Noise Analysis; Appendix; THE ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM -
Pulse Shaping; Line Coding; Signal Detection; Synchronization; Scrambling; MOBILE RADIO CHANNELS -
Path Loss; Shadowing; Fast Fading; Delay Spread and Frequency Selective Fading; The Near-Far Problem; Co-Channel Interference; Appendices; ELEMENTS OF DIGITAL MODULATION -
Digitally Modulated Signals; Linear Modulation versus Constant Envelope Modulation; Digital Modulations; Power Spectral Density of Digitally Modulated Signal; Demodulation; Computer Simulation of Digital Transmission System; Appendices; DIGITAL MODULATION SYSTEM FOR MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION -
Digital Modulation for Analog FM Mobile Radio Systems; Constant Envelope Modulation; Linear Modulation; OTHER TOPICS IN DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO TRANSMISSION; Anti-Multipath Fading Modulation; Multicarrier Transmission; Spread Spectrum System; Diversity Transmission System; Adaptive Automatic Equalizer; Error Control Techniques; Trellis Coded Modulation; Adaptive Interference Cancellation; Voice Coding; Appendices; EQUIPMENT AND CIRCUITS FOR DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO -
Base Station; Mobile Station; Super Heterodyne and Direct Conversion Receivers; Transmit and Receive Duplexing; Frequency Synthesizer; Transmitter Circuits; Receiver Circuits; Countermeasures Against DC-Blocking and DC-Offset; Appendices; DIGITAL MOBILE RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM -
Fundamental Concepts; Digital Transmission in Analog Mobile Communication Systems; Paging Systems; Two-Way Digital Mobile Radio; Mobile Data Service Systems; Digital Cordless Phone; Digital Mobile Telephone Systems; Wireless Local Area Network; Mobile Satellite Systems; Personal Communication and FPLMTS; Appendix; Index.