Digital Modulation and Coding [Paperback]

Stephen G. Wilson (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0132100711 | ISBN-13: 978-0132100717 | Publication Date: August 11, 1995 | Edition: 1

Covers all important topics in digital transmission at the intuitive level of physical systems. The presentation attempts to bridge the gap between communication practice and theory, emphasizing the interplay between modulation and coding and their receiver counterparts. KEY TOPICS: Emphasizes the engineering tradeoffs in signal design, energy and spectral properties of modulation choices, and receiver design aspects including synchronization. Presents expanded material on lattices and block coding theory and applications. Reed-Solomon and BCH encoding and decoding algorithms are treated at length along with applications to bandlimited Gaussian channels and fading channels.

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Written as an extended conversation with the reader, this textbook covers all important topics in digital transmission at the intuitive level of physical systems. The presentation attempts to bridge the gap between communication practice and theory, emphasizing the interplay between modulation and coding and their receiver counterparts.

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Covers all important topics in digital transmission at the intuitive level of physical systems. The presentation attempts to bridge the gap between communication practice and theory, emphasizing the interplay between modulation and coding and their receiver counterparts. Emphasizes the engineering tradeoffs in signal design, energy and spectral properties of modulation choices, and receiver design aspects including synchronization. Presents expanded material on lattices and block coding theory and applications. Reed-Solomon and BCH encoding and decoding algorithms are treated at length along with applications to bandlimited Gaussian channels and fading channels.

Product Details

• Paperback: 677 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (August 11, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0132100711
• ISBN-13: 978-0132100717
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,136 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb Treatment of the Fundamentals, September 13, 2000

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This review is from: Digital Modulation and Coding (Paperback)

Of the graduate-level texts currently available, Wilson's provides the clearest overall picture of the fundamental theoretical tradeoffs in digital communications. Rather than merely regurgitate endless formulas, Wilson sets out the foundations of probability and information theory, then rigorously derives his results. Perhaps the most appealing aspect of the text, however (and the most unusual in the modern era), is the eloquence with which it's written. Wilson's derivations never lack a heuristic explanation, and are always motivated by the inherent compromises in engineering design. In this respect the text harks back to the classic treatments of Wozencraft and Jacobs, Michelson and Levesque, and even Shannon. Finally, its treatment of error-control coding is unsurpassed (save for dedicated texts on the subject), being far more thorough and understandable than most "cookbook" recitations in other communications texts.

This is not a "reference" book (though I have used it countless times in my work), as you will not find formulas for exotic modulation schemes, nonlinear amplifiers, adaptive equalization, or other such techicalities. It is, however, a superb instructional tool and an invaluable aid for those who wish to truly *understand* communication theory.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book of its kind! ., March 10, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Digital Modulation and Coding (Paperback)

WARNING: Only for real engineers in communications! . Fundamental theoretical principles for practical digital communications. Precise, will be a classic! . Galois Field, Gilbert bound,Reed-solomon decoding etc. It wont solve your design problems...that's your job, but it really gives an insight to all fundamentals of modulation and coding! . Hope there is a second edition perhaps with some MATLAB examples on coding! .

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, March 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Digital Modulation and Coding (Paperback)

This is one of the worse books I've ever read. The second chapter has a pretty good conceptual review of probability, stochasitics, and information theory. However, the problems are extremely hard given the information. Also, Wilson attempts to describe everything with extreme brevity and the problems are even worse for the other chapters. The solutions manual also is of poor quality, barely anything is acutally worked out. It seems that very little time and effort went into the making of this book and solution manual. You will learn very little if you try to use this book alone.