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ISBN: 978-0132988636 |
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Electronic Communications: A Systems Approach, 2014 (1st Edition)
By Jeffrey S. Beasley, Jonathan D. Hymer & Gary M. Miller
Chapter 1: Fundamental Communications Concepts
Chapter 2: AM
Chapter 4: Communications Circuits
4-1 Amplifiers; Classes of amplification
4-2 Oscillators; LC oscillator; Hartley oscillator; Colpitts oscillator; Clapp oscillator; Cyrstal oscillator
4-3 Frequency-selective circuits; reactance; Practical Ls & Cs; Resonance; LC BPF; Parallel LC circuits; Types of LC filters; High-frequency effects; Crystal filters; Mechanical filters; SAW filters
4-4 Mixing and multiplication circuits; Balanced modulator; LIC balanced modulator; Product detector
4-5 The PLL and frequency synthesis; Varactor diodes; PLL capture and lock; Frequency synthesis; Programmable division; Two-modulus dividers; Direct digital synthesis
Chapter 5: Transmitters
5-1 AM transmitter systems; Modulator circuits; Neutralization; Modulation
5-2 AM transmitter measurements; Trapezoid patterns; Meter measurement; Spectrum analyzers; Harmonic distortion measurements; Measuring transmitter output power
5-3 SSB transmitters; Filter method; Phase method
5-4 FM transmitters; Direct & indirect FM generation
5-5 Stereo FM; Modulating signal; Frequency-domain representation
Chapter 6: Receivers
6-1 Receiver characteristics – sensitivity and selectivity
6-2 Tuned RF receiver
6-3 Superheterodyne receivers; Frequency conversion; Tuned-circuit adjustment; Image frequency; Double conversion; Up-conversion; Complete AM receiver; SSB receivers; FM receivers; Discrete component FM receiver
6-4 Direct conversion receivers
6-5 Demodulation and detectors; AM diode detector; Detection of suppressed-carrier signals; Demodulation of FM and PM
6-6 Stereo demodulation
6-7 Receiver noise, sensitivity and dynamic range relationships
6-8 Automatic gain control and squelch; Obtaining the AGC level; Controlling the gain of a transistor; Delayed & auxiliary AGC; Variable sensitivity and selectivity; Noise limiter; Metering; Squelch
Chapter 7: Digital Communication Techniques
7-1 Intro to digital communications
7-2 Pulse modulation and multiplexing; PAM; PPM; Demodulation
7-3 Sample rate and Nyquist frequency
7-4 PCM; Sample & hold; Natural & flat-top sampling; Quantization; Dynamic range & SNR calculations; Companding; Idle channel noise; Amplitude companding; Coding & A/D conversion; DACs
7-5 Coding principles
7-6 Code error detection and correction; Parity; Block check character; CRC; Hamming codes; Reed-Solomon codes
7-7 Digital signal processing; DSP filtering
Chapter 8: Digital Modulation and Demodulation
8-1 Digital modulation techniques; ASK; FSK; PSK; Synchronization & carrier reinsertion; Differential PSK; Minimum shift keying
8-2 BW consideration of modulated signals
8-3 M-ary modulation techniques; M-ary PSK; QAM; Offset modulation
8-4 Spectral efficiency; Noise performance and filtering
8-5 The complex exponential and analytic signals; Complex numbers; Analytic frequency; DSP modulation and demodulation
8-6 Wideband modulation; Spread-spectrum techniques (Code generation; FH SS; DS SS; OFDM)
Chapter 9: Telephone Networks
9-1 Introduction
9-2 Basic telephone operation; Telephone systems; Line quality considerations; Attenuation & delay distortion; Telephone traffic; Congestion
9-3 Digital wired networks; Communication links & protocols; Line codes
9-4 The T-Carrier system & multiplexing; TDM
9-5 Packet-switched networks; Frame relay; ATM
9-6 Signaling system; Troubleshooting
9-7 Troubleshooting; The digital waveform; Effects of noise, Z, f on the pulse; Eye patterns
Chapter 10: Wireless Communications Systems
10-1 Wireless computer networks; WiMAX; Bluetooth; ZigBee; RFID
10-2 Cellular phone voice systems; The cellular concept; Frequency reuse; Cell splitting; Rayleigh fading; Cellular frequency bands; Global system for mobile communications; Code-division multiple access; Troubleshooting
10-3 Mobile and cellular data networks; 3G systems; 4G systems; Wireless application protocol
10-4 Wireless security
10-5 Two-way and trunked radio systems
10-6 SDR
Chapter 11: Computer Communication and the Internet
11-1 Alphanumeric codes; ASCII; EBCDIC; Baudot; Gray
11-2 Computer communication; USB; IEE 1394; RS-232; RS-422, RS-485
11-3 LANs; Ethernet LAN
11-4 Assembling a LAN; The office LAN example; Assembling a building LAN
11-5 LAN interconnections
11-6 Internet; Internet protocol addressing
11-7 IP telephony
11-8 Interfacing the networks; Modem technologies; Cable modems; ISDN; xDSL modems
11-9 Troubleshooting
Chapter 12: Transmission Lines
12-1 Introduction
12-2 Types of transmission lines; 2-wire open line; Twisted pair; UTP; Shielded pair; Coaxial lines; Balanced/unbalanced lines
12-3 Electrical characteristics of transmission lines; 2-wire transmission line; Zo; Transmission line losses
12-4 Propagation of DC voltage down a line; Physical explanation of propagation; Velocity of propagation; Delay line; Wavelength
12-5 Nonresonant line; Traveling DC & AC waves
12-6 Resonant transmission line; DC applied to an open-circuited line; Incident and reflected waves; DC applied to a short-circuited line; Standing waves: open line & shorted line; Quarter-wavelength sections
12-7 Standing wave ratio; Effect of mismatch; Quarter-wavelength transformer; Electrical length
12-8 The Smith chart; Transmission line Z; Using the Smith chart; ¼-λ stubs
12-9 Transmission line applications; Discrete circuit simulation; Baluns; Transmission lines as filters; Slotted lines; TDR
12-10 Z matching & network analysis; Vector network analysis and S parameters
Chapter 13: Wave Propagation
13-1 Electrical to electromagnetic conversion
13-2 Electromagnetic waves; Wavefronts; Zo of free space
13-3 Waves not in free space; Reflection; Refraction; Diffraction
13-4 Ground- and space- wave propagation
13-5 Sky-wave propagation; Ionospheric layers; Effects of the ionosphere on the sky wave; Tropospheric scatter
13-6 Satellite communications; Orbital patterns; Azimuth and elevation calculations; GPS; Multiplexing techniques; Earth station distance to and from satellites; VSAT & MSAT systems; Satellite radio
13-7 Figure of merit and satellite link budget; Figure of merit
Chapter 14: Antennas
14-1 Basic antenna theory
14-2 Half-wave dipole antenna; Radiation & induction field; Resonance; Radiation patterns; Antenna gain; Polar plots
14-3 Radiation resistance; Effects of antenna length; Ground effects; Electrical versus physical length; Effects of nonideal length
14-4 Antenna feed lines, resonant and non-resonant; Delta match; ¼-λ matching
14-5 Monopole antenna; Effects of ground reflection; The counterpoise; Radiation pattern; Loaded antennas
14-6 Antenna Arrays; ½-λ dipole antenna with parasitic element; Yagi-Uda antenna; Driven collinear array; Broadside array; Vertical array
14-7 Special-purpose antennas; Log-periodic antennas; Small-loop antennas; Ferrite loop antenna; Folded dipole antenna; Slot antenna
14-8 Microwave antennas; Horn antenna; Parabolic reflector antenna; Lens antenna; Patch antenna
14-9 Microwave system link budget and path-loss calculations
Chapter 15: Waveguides and Radar
15-1 Comparison of transmission systems
15-2 Types of waveguides; waveguide operation; Dominant mode of operation
15-3 Physical picture of waveguide propagation
15-4 Other types of waveguides; Circular; Ridged; Flexible
15-5 Other waveguide considerations; waveguide attenuation; Bends and twists; Tees; Tuners
15-6 Termination and attenuation; Variable attenuators
15-7 Directional coupler
15-8 Coupling waveguide energy and cavity resonators
15-9 Radar; Waveform and range determination; System parameters; Basic block diagram; Doppler effect
15-10 Microintegrated circuit waveguiding; microstrip circuit equivalents; Dielectric waveguide
15-11 Troubleshooting; Test equipment
Chapter 16: Fiber Optics
16-1 Introduction
16-2 The nature of light; Construction of the fiber strand
16-3 Optical fibers; Multimode step-index and graded index; SM fibers; Fiber classification; Plastic optical fiber
16-4 Fiber attenuation and dispersion; Compensation
16-5 Optical components; Modulating the light source; Intermediate components (Isolators; Attenuators; Branching devices; Splitters; Couplers; λ-division multiplexers; Optical-line amplifiers); Detectors
16-6 Fiber connections and splices
16-7 System design and operational issues
16-8 Cabling and construction; Exterior & interior installations; Testing
16-9 Optical networking; Defining optical networking; Air fiber; FDDI
16-10 Safety
16-11 Troubleshooting