Fundamentals of digital communication

Upamanyu Madhow0521874149, 9780521874144

This is a concise presentation of the concepts underlying the design of digital communication systems, without the detail that can overwhelm students. Many examples, from the basic to the cutting-edge, show how the theory is used in the design of modern systems and the relevance of this theory will motivate students. The theory is supported by practical algorithms so that the student can perform computations and simulations. Leading edge topics in coding and wireless communication make this an ideal text for students taking just one course on the subject. Fundamentals of Digital Communications has coverage of turbo and LDPC codes in sufficient detail and clarity to enable hands-on implementation and performance evaluation, as well as ‘just enough’ information theory to enable computation of performance benchmarks to compare them against. Other unique features include space-time communication and geometric insights into noncoherent communication and equalization.

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Table of contents :
Title
……Page 1
Contents
……Page 7
1. Introduction
……Page 19
2. Modulation
……Page 25
3. Demodulation
……Page 92
4. Synchronization and noncoherent communication
……Page 171
5. Channel equalization
……Page 217
6. Information-theoretic limits and their computation
……Page 270
7. Channel coding
……Page 311
8. Wireless communication
……Page 397
A.
Probability, random variables, and rando processes……Page 492
B.
The Chernoff bound……Page 500
C.
Jensen’s inequality……Page 503
References
……Page 506
Index
……Page 513