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Communication Systems

ISBN10: 0073380407 | ISBN13: 9780073380407

Communication Systems
ISBN10: 0073380407
ISBN13: 9780073380407
By A. Bruce Carlson and Paul Crilly

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This exciting revision of Communication Systems, a classic text in the communications field, presents an introduction to electrical communication systems, including analysis methods, design principles, and hardware considerations. The fifth edition has been updated to reflect current technology covering both analog and digital communication in this ever-evolving field. Conceptual/descriptive/thought questions have been added throughout the book as well as MATLAB® questions and lecture Powerpoint files on the website.

The text covers both analog and digital communications. It features worked examples and exercises for students to solve within chapters, helping them to master new concepts as they are introduced.

1 Introduction

2 Signals and Spectra

3 Signal Transmission and Filtering

4 Linear CW Modulation

5 Exponential CW Modulation

6 Sampling and Pulse Modulation

7 Analog Communication Systems

8 Probability and Random Variables

9 Random Signals and Noise

10 Noise in Analog Modulation Systems

11 Baseband Digital Transmission

12 Digitization Techniques for Analog Messages and Computer Networks

13 Channel Coding and Encryption

14 Bandpass Digital Transmission

15 Spread Spectrum Systems

16 Information and Detection Theory

Appendix: Circuit and System Noise

About the Author

A. Bruce Carlson

Bruce Carlson (Troy, NY) teaches at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Paul Crilly

P.B. Crilly (Knoxville, TN) teaches at University of Tennessee.

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