Digital Communications Fundamentals and Applications
Digital Communications Fundamentals and Applications by Bernard Sklar, published by Pearson on June 26, 2020, is a comprehensive resource that delves into the essential technologies driving today’s wireless and Internet communications. This thoroughly revised third edition spans 1,105 pages and is presented in English, offering a clear introduction to digital communication technologies, including new chapters on synchronization, OFDM, and MIMO. The authors aim to provide a unified structure that helps both students and professional engineers grasp complex concepts while maintaining mathematical precision.
Readers will find detailed explanations of key topics such as modulation, coding, and signal processing, along with numeric examples and step-by-step implementation guidance. The book covers critical areas including channel coding techniques, multiplexing, and multiple access methods, making it suitable for those looking to understand the intricacies of digital communications. Additionally, the edition includes online access to supplementary examples and materials, enhancing the learning experience for both practicing electrical engineers and students interested in the field of telecommunications.
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The Best-Selling Introduction to Digital Communications: Thoroughly Revised and Updated for OFDM, MIMO, LTE, and More
With remarkable clarity, Drs. Bernard Sklar and fred harris introduce every digital communication technology at the heart of today’s wireless and Internet revolutions, with completely new chapters on synchronization, OFDM, and MIMO.
Building on the field’s classic, best-selling introduction, the authors provide a unified structure and context for helping students and professional engineers understand each technology, without sacrificing mathematical precision. They illuminate the big picture and details of modulation, coding, and signal processing, tracing signals and processing steps from information source through sink. Throughout, readers will find numeric examples, step-by-step implementation guidance, and diagrams that place key concepts in clear context.
- Understand signals, spectra, modulation, demodulation, detection, communication links, system link budgets, synchronization, fading, and other key concepts
- Apply channel coding techniques, including advanced turbo coding and LDPC
- Explore multiplexing, multiple access, and spread spectrum concepts and techniques
- Learn about source coding: amplitude quantizing, differential PCM, and adaptive prediction
- Discover the essentials and applications of synchronization, OFDM, and MIMO technology
More than ever, this is an ideal resource for practicing electrical engineers and students who want a practical, accessible introduction to modern digital communications.
This Third Edition includes online access to additional examples and material on the book’s website.
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