Digital Transmission Engineering - Hardcover

Anderson, John B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130829617 ISBN 13: 9780130829610

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1998

Synopsis

A textbook for the first-year graduate introduction to digital communication. Anderson (electrical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) covers pulse and carrier modulation, interference and distortion, synchronization up to the network level, the engineering details of channels, antennas and propagation, error control coding, and mobile channels. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Back Cover

This book presents a complete, balanced approach of theory and engineering applications for the entire communication system. Based on proven teaching techniques, it introduces the physical layer of digital communication, as well as topics like synchronization, channel characteristics, link design, and signal distortions in practical systems. Coverage includes a wealth of computer exercises using MATLAB programs, a variety of design examples, and an abundance of design exercises.

About the Author

JOHN B. ANDERSON holds the Ericsson Chair in Digital Communication at Lund University, Sweden. His research work is in coding and communication algorithms, bandwidth-efficient coding, and the application of these to data transmission. He has served widely as a consultant in these fields. Dr. Anderson served on the Publications Board of IEEE from 1989–91 and 1994–96, and was editor in chief of the IEEE Press from 1994–96. He has served as associate editor of the IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (1980–84) and as guest editor of the IEEE Transactions on Communications. He presently serves as Series Editor for the IEEE Press Series on Digital and Mobile Communication. He is a Fellow of the IEEE (1987) and received the Humboldt Research Prize (Germany) in 1991. In 1996 he was elected Swedish National Visiting Chair in Information Technology. He received the IEEE Third Millenium Medal in 2000.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0130829617
• ISBN 13: 9780130829610
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 369