Telecommunications Topics: Applications of Functions and Probabilities in Electronic Communications - Hardcover

Carne, E. Bryan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0136455654 ISBN 13: 9780136455653

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1998

Synopsis

Offers electrical engineers 22 core problems that lie at the heart of the architecture, design, and performance of contemporary telecommunications systems. After reviewing deterministic and probabilistic analysis, considers such aspects as surrogate functions including signals and periodic and transient functions, random variables and processes, queuing models, noise, information theory, radio signals and modulation, characteristics of shared media systems, and satellite systems. Includes very few bibliographic references. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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About the Author

E. BRYAN CARNE is the author of the best-selling companion volume, Telecommunications Primer. He received a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of London and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University. For over 30 years, he held positions in engineering and marketing in computer, aerospace, and telecommunications companies. He resides in Peterborough, NH.

From the Back Cover

The essential telecom handbook for the practicing electrical engineer!

From DSL to CDMA, from ATM to high-speed modems, Telecommunications Topics brings together the analysis, theory, and examples electrical engineers need to build tomorrow's telecommunications systems. Beginning with a practical review of deterministic and probabilistic analysis, it considers 22 core problems that lie at the heart of contemporary telecommunications system architecture, design, and performance. Coverage includes:

* Surrogate functions, including signals, periodic and transient functions, LTI systems, autocorrelation, and spectral density
* Probability, random variables and processes, entropy, and channel capacity
* Queueing models, noise, information theory, data signals, error detection, and correction
* Radio signals and modulation, including digital and spread spectrum modulation
* Characteristics of shared media systems using Aloha, CSMA, and CSMA/CD
* Optical fiber, cellular radio, and satellite systems

Thousands of electrical engineers find themselves working in telecommunications with little formal training in telecom theory and applications. Telecommunications Topics fills the gap, delivering theoretical and practical guidance for solving an extraordinary range of real-world problems. Whether you're concerned with maximizing throughput or eliminating transmission errors, estimating wireless cell size or enhancing data compression, this book gives you the technical grounding you need to be more effective.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0136455654
• ISBN 13: 9780136455653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 417