Synopses & Reviews
Written by two distinguished experts in the field of digital communications, this classic text remains a vital resource three decades after its initial publication. Its treatment is geared toward advanced students of communications theory and to designers of channels, links, terminals, modems, or networks used to transmit and receive digital messages.
The three-part approach begins with the fundamentals of digital communication and block coding, including an analysis of block code ensemble performance. The second part introduces convolutional coding, exploring ensemble performance and sequential decoding. The final section addresses source coding and rate distortion theory, examining fundamental concepts for memoryless sources as well as precepts related to memory, Gaussian sources, and universal coding. Appendixes of useful information appear throughout the text, and each chapter concludes with a set of problems, the solutions to which are available online.
Synopsis
This classic by two digital communications experts is geared toward students of communications theory and to designers of channels, links, terminals, modems, or networks used to transmit and receive digital messages. 1979 edition.
Synopsis
This classic by two digital communications experts is geared toward students of communications theory and to designers of channels, links, terminals, modems, or networks used to transmit and receive digital messages. 1979 edition.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Dover EditionPrefacePart One. Fundamentals of Digital Communication and Block Coding1. Digital Communication Systems: Fundamental Concepts and Parameters2. Channel Models and Block Coding3. Block Code Ensemble Performance AnalysisPart Two. Convolutional Coding and Digital Communication4. Convolutional Codes5. Convolutional Code Ensemble Performance6. Sequential Decoding of Convolutional CodesPart Three. Source Coding for Digital Communication7. Rate Distortion Theory: Fundamental Concepts for Memoryless Sources8. Rate Distortion Theory: Memory, Gaussian Sources, and Universal CodingBibliographyIndexAuthors' Biographies