Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) [Hardcover]

B. P. Lathi (Author), Zhi Ding (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 23, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0195331451 | ISBN-13: 978-0195331455 | Edition: 4

An ideal first text on communication systems in electrical engineering, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems is now in its fourth edition. Retaining the superb pedagogical style of the first three editions, the authors first introduce the fundamentals of signals and systems and core communication topics; they then present the tools essential to the design and analysis of digital communications. Featuring a seamless blend of mathematics and heuristics, carefully crafted examples to clarify mathematical abstractions, and new and updated MATLAB exercises, this text provides a thorough coverage of modern communication system theory and application that is easily accessible to students.

Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems is suitable for students with or without prior knowledge of probability theory. Only after laying a solid foundation in how communication systems work do the authors delve into analyses of communication systems that require probability theory and random processes. Revised, expanded, and updated throughout, the fourth edition reflects the many technological advances in the field, such as OFDM and CDMA, pervasive communication applications such as cellular systems, wireless LAN systems, and DSL modem technology services.

New to this Edition

* New discussion of technological advances and applications
* New chapters (12 and 13) on spread spectrum communications and frequency selective channels and OFDM systems
* New and updated MATLAB examples
* New material on such topics as code division multiple-access (CDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), equalization, soft decoding, turbo codes, and low-density parity check (LDPC) codes

Features

* Flexible organization (outlined in the preface) that accommodates a variety of course structures, including one-semester, two-semester, one-quarter, and two-quarter
* Accessible to students with no background in probability theory
* Abundant real-world examples that are applicable to students' everyday lives
* Gives intuitive insights--rather than just proofs--wherever possible, as well as heuristic explanations of theoretical results

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About the Author

B.P. Lathi has retired from California State University, Sacramento. Zhi Ding is a Professor at the University of California, Davis.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1004 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 4 edition (January 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0195331451
• ISBN-13: 978-0195331455
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Trusted Text Book, January 27, 2010

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This review is from: Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) (Hardcover)

First time I used the text book written by Sir B. P. Lathi as an undergraduate student in 1982. The book was called Communication Systems for our course with the same name. That was an excellent book and gave good mathematical treatment, basically on Analog Communication System. After graduating as MSEE I have been using his two books for teaching communication systems. This Title "Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems as primary text and "Linear Systems and Signals" as supporting text for course on Communication Systems. Though other books from Haykin, Proakis, Couch, Stern, Zimmer, etc. have been useful to me as well, yet the simplified manner in which B. P. Lathi explains concepts supported by mathematical models is unique and liked by my students as well. It is worth noting that concepts of Information Theory are introduced at undergraduate level only in this text book as a separate chapter. This helps in understanding the connection between Communication Theory and Information Theory. This was available even in his first text book written in 1960s. With the inclusion of MATLAB examples it has become easy to understand and comprehend the performance of various modulation schemes.

However, keeping in view the increased importance of Wireless Communication, the topics related to multicarrier communication (OFDM), error control, channel models, and MIMO system, could have been expanded, perhaps as a separate chapter, like it is done by Prof Gallager in his new book " Introduction to Digital Communication".

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introductory Textbook, March 15, 2009

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This review is from: Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems (The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering) (Hardcover)

About 20 years ago, this book was my introduction to communication systems. Without the fundamentals I learned from this book, I would have never been able to work in the field of communications. I like this book because it is highly readable and covers important topics which communication engineers must understand. This fourth edition provides not only expanded MATLAB examples but covers also more recent material on the subject of communication systems. I'd recommend this book for undergrad/grad students willing to understand the basics of analog and digital communications.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A very tough subject to learn, a decent book to help, December 15, 2010

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I needed to take a Computer Engineering course at my university that required this textbook, and ordered it on Amazon because they had the best deal. It shipped fast, and the book is of great quality. It feels very dense, like a tome, and you can feel the load of knowledge in it.

There's two major gripes I have with this textbook.

1. There is a major shortage of example problems. Following along with each chapter is difficult, especially as the material gets more difficult or abstract. What few examples it does contain are vague and don't reference the material very well. Examples are critical in truly understanding how solve a problem.

2. There are more homework problems than you would ever like to do, however there are no solutions for these problems. Considering the complexity and difficulty of the problems, even a simple one-liner in the back for each problem would be helpful, like most math textbooks. It's incredibly frustrating to spend hours working on problems only to realize in class you were doing them wrong.

This book is only a success with a very good professor. If your professor doesn't teach very well, you need to find the solutions to the homework problems, to have some sort of reference. Honestly.