Communications System Laboratory

by B. Preetham Kumar

Overview

Communications System Laboratory offers an integrated approach to communications system teaching. Inspired by his students' expressed desire to read background theory explained in simple terms and to obtain practical computer training, Dr. Kumar has crafted this textbook, ideal for a first course in communication systems.The book merges theory with

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482245479
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	10/28/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	440
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

B. Preetham Kumar holds a BE and ME from the College of Engineering, Chennai, India, and a Ph.D from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai. He is professor and graduate coordinator in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at California State University (CSUS), Sacramento, USA. Previously, he was part-time faculty at CSUS, and researcher/lecturer in the RF and Microwave Laboratory at University of California, Davis, USA. Widely published and highly decorated, Dr. Kumar has worked on projects funded by Lockheed Martin, Agilent Technologies, National Semiconductor, Intel, and Antenna Wireless, Inc. Currently, he is heading an effort to expand the use of microwave heating in the treatment of cancer.

Table of Contents

Types of Electronic Communication Systems. Time/Frequency Analysis of Communication Signals and Systems. First-Generation Systems: Analog Modulation. Second-Generation Systems: Digital Modulation. Third-Generation Systems: Wideband Digital Modulation. Capacity of Communication Systems and Higher Generations. Long-Range and Short-Range Communication Networks. Appendix A: Synthesized Waveform Generators. Appendix B: RF Spectrum Analyzers. Appendix C: Dynamic Signal Analyzers. Appendix D: Digital Storage Oscilloscopes. Appendix E: Integrated Circuits for Communication Systems. Appendix F: Worldwide Frequency Bands and Terminology.

Editorial Reviews

"… suitable for electronic engineering students and young researchers to build up their initial knowledge in communications system analysis and design. … provides an insightful overview of the communications system’s structure, hierarchy, requirement identification, analysis, and performance evaluation. The main distinguishing point of this book is a great and well-structured offer of MATLAB^® exercises associated to each communications system component design. Such an approach enables beginners, such as undergraduate or postgraduate students, to easily develop their experience and understanding of mutual relations and interdependencies of various communications system factors. It also facilitates quick development of MATLAB^® simulations for designing and evaluating communications systems in realistic environments."
—Dr. Vladan Velisavljevic, University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK

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