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DESIGN OF CONTINUOUS AND DIGITAL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
This book was written with two goals in mind: to provide the underlying principles of digital
communication and to study design techniques integrated with real world systems. The
ultimate aim of a communication system is to provide reliable transmission of information to
the user(s). This fundamental foundation was established in 1948 by Claude Shannon, the
founding father of information theory, and led eventually to the development of modern
digital communication. Analog communication is near extinction or at the very gate of it.
The full spectrum dominance of digital communication has arrived and new frontiers are
being established every decade; from cellular systems to wireless LAN and MAN, the bit
rates are being pushed ever higher for ubiquitous mobile applications.
Knowing the limit of digital transmission is vital to the design of future communication
systems, particularly mobile wireless systems, where both spectrum and power are precious
resources, and design techniques can be used to manipulate these two main resources to fit
real world applications. No single technique can cover all the requirements of a modern
communication system, which makes it necessary for students to understand the intricate
web between subsystems, each designed to support others to achieve the common goal of
reliable communication.
The book contains more than 250 examples to help students achieve a firmer understanding of the subject. The problems at the end of each chapter follow closely the order of
the sections. They are designed for three levels: level one covers the straightforward
application of equations; level two requires patience and deep thinking; whilst level three
requires some research of the literature to assist in finding a solution. A solutions manual for
the instructor accompanies the book.
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