Synopses & Reviews
Keeping up to date with the most current technologies in the field is essential for all effective electrical and computer engineers. The updated 7th edition of Principles of Communications presents the reader with more in-chapter examples, providing for a more supportive framework for learning. Readers are exposed to digital data transmission techniques earlier in the book, so they can appreciate the characteristics of digital communication systems prior to learning about probability and stochastic processes. They will also find expanded forward error correction code examples, and additional MATLAB problems.
Synopsis
Ziemer and Tranter provide a thorough treatment of the principles of communications at the physical layer suitable for college seniors, beginning graduate students, and practicing engineers. This is accomplished by providing overviews of the necessary background in signal, system, probability, and random process theory required for the analog and digital communications topics covered in the book. In addition to stressing fundamental concepts, the seventh edition features sections on important areas such as spread spectrum, cellular communications, and orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing. While the book is aimed at a two-semester course, more than enough material is provided for structuring courses according to students need and instructor preference.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2: SIGNAL AND LINEAR SYSTEM ANALYSIS
CHAPTER 3: LINEAR MODULATION TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER 4: ANGLE MODULATION AND MULTIPLEXING
CHAPTER 5: PRINCIPLES OF BASEBAND DIGITAL DATA TRANSMISSION.
CHAPTER 6: OVERVIEW OF PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES.
CHAPTER 7: RANDOM SIGNALS AND NOISE.
CHAPTER 8: NOISE IN MODULATION SYSTEMS.
CHAPTER 9: PRINCIPLES OF DATA TRANSMISSION IN NOISE.
CHAPTER 10: ADVANCED DATA COMMUNICATIONS TOPICS.
CHAPTER 11: OPTIMUM RECEIVERS AND SIGNAL SPACE CONCEPTS.
CHAPTER 12: INFORMATION THEORY AND CODING.