Description
Read this book cover to cover to strengthen your overall knowledge of Pulse Code Modulation (PCM) systems design, or use it as a time-saving desktop reference to answer specific design questions. Authored by a well-known expert in the field, this book identifies and describes the various types of PCM systems in use today, shows you how PCM is utilized in a wide variety of applications, and provides you with the technical knowledge you need to engineer, design, and analyze a PCM system. If you're an electrical or communication systems engineer who works with PCM systems, you'll appreciate this well written, easy-to-follow guide that explains basic PCM concepts and performance parameters, and provides you with key methods for estimating system performance and transmission loss. More advanced, practical sections cover PCM symbols, discuss various modulation and demodulation techniques, and help you better understand the problems associated with detection and synchronization. You learn...How to estimate bit error probability for PCM systems and fiber optic communication links; How to calculate propagation loss for a typical wireless system; How to assess synchronization performance, including acquisition time and loss of lock. Adding to its value as a one-stop reference tool, the book includes more than 200 illustrations and design charts containing various PCM signaling methods that you can use to calculate system performance on the fly. It's also filled with ready-made performance parameter formulas and system equations that you can import directly into your calculator or PC.
Table Of Contents
Pulse Code Modulation Systems: System Models. System Parameters. System Design Worksheet. Sampling, Quantization, and Noise: Sampling. Quantization and Analog-to-Digital Conversion. Noise and Interference. Design Charts. Wireless Systems: Radio Systems. Optical Systems. Acoustic Systems. Design Charts. Cable Systems: Wireline Systems. Fiberoptic Systems. Design Charts. PCM Encoding and Modulation: PCM Baseband Codes. Modulation and Multiplexing. Demodulation and Detection: Detection Basics. Baseband PCM Detection. Incoherent Demodulation. Coherent Detection. Equalization. Symbol and Format Synchronization: Synchronization Basics. Baseband PCM. Carrier Synchronization. Symbol Synchronization. Code Synchronization.
Author
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William N. Waggener
A recognized expert in telemetry systems, William N. Waggener has more than 35 years of experience in communication, electro-optical, and recording technology. He is the president and founder of Chestnut Mountain Group, a research and development consulting organization in Sarasota, Florida. Mr. Waggener earned his B.S.E.E. from the Rose Hulman Institute of Technology and his M.E.E. from the University of Florida. He holds ten patents, is the author of Pulse Code Modulation Techniques (1995) , has published nearly 40 technical papers, and is a life senior member of the IEEE.