Software Radio: A Modern Approach to Radio Engineering [Paperback]

Jeffrey H. Reed (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0130811580 | ISBN-13: 978-0130811585 | Publication Date: May 30, 2002 | Edition: 1

Software-based approaches enable engineers to build wireless system radios that are easier to manufacture, more flexible, and more cost-effective. Software Radio: A Modern Approach to Radio Engineering systematically reviews the techniques, challenges, and tradeoffs of DSP software radio design. Coverage includes constructing RF front-ends; using digital processing to overcome RF design problems; direct digital synthesis of modulated waveforms; A/D and D/A conversions; smart antennas; object-oriented software design; and choosing among DSP microprocessors, FPGAs, and ASICs. This is an excellent book for all RF and signal processing engineers building advanced wireless systems.

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The definitive engineer's guide to designing and building software-based radios.

• The first systematic guide to software radio design and implementation
• Multirate DSP, RF front-ends, direct digital synthesis of modulated waveforms, A/D and D/A conversion, and more
• Enhancing performance through smart antennas and other adaptive array algorithms
• Techniques for building more flexible, extensible software

Radios, once implemented purely in hardware, are increasingly built using programmable digital signal processing (DSP) devices that enhance device flexibility, simplify manufacture, and reduce costs. However, many engineers are unfamiliar with the latest techniques for building software radios for wireless systems and devices. This book fills the gap, introduces the key concepts of software radio design, and covers every issue and technique engineers must understand to successfully utilize DSP in their radio systems and subsystems. Coverage includes:

• Central role of multirate DSP in software radio design
• Constructing RF front-ends: utilizing digital processing to overcome key problems in RF design
• Direct digital synthesis of modulated waveforms
• A/D and D/A converters and conversion processes: key tradeoffs among resolution, sample rate, and dynamic range
• Enhancing performance through smart antennas and other adaptive array algorithms
• Practical techniques for choosing among DSP microprocessors, FPGAs, and ASICs
• A systematic, object-oriented approach to creating flexible software

The book concludes with case studies drawn from the advanced work of the SDR Forum, the leading consortium of companies, universities, and research organizations promoting software radio development.

Communications Engineering & Emerging Technologies Series
Theodore S. Rappaport, Series Editor

About the Author

JEFFREY H. REED, Director of the Mobile and Portable Radio Research Group (MPRG) and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Virginia Tech, specializes in spread spectrum, position location, DSP, interference rejection, modem design, smart antennas, and software radios. Dr. Reed is co-editor of five textbooks.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1 edition (May 30, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0130811580
• ISBN-13: 978-0130811585
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #582,268 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book with many errors!, February 6, 2004

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This review is from: Software Radio: A Modern Approach to Radio Engineering (Paperback)

This book is a one-stop source for everything you need to know about Software Radio. So, this is an excellent text-book for a 1-semester course on software radio. Some of the concepts such as analog-to-digital conversion are discussed in detail, although the relevance of a 70 page chapter on smart antennas in a Software Radio book still eludes me. A good introduction to RF implementation issues is provided. There isn't too much Math in this book, which is both good and bad. My only complaint is that there are lot of errors, both conceptual and typographical, in this book and many of these errors are not addressed in the webpage maintained by the author. Otherwise, it is a very good book.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Graduate Student Review, September 20, 2010

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This review is from: Software Radio: A Modern Approach to Radio Engineering (Paperback)

My motivation for purchasing this text was for a graduate level course on Software Defined Review in Electrical Engineering. The text was somewhat useful with relatively clear illustrations, formulas, and text. The text was somewhat useful with clear illustrations and formulas but lacked the clarity desired to grasp a full understanding of the material from simply reading the book. As such, the text was primarily used as a reference source when lecture material failed to provided enough depth or coverage of a particular subject area. In summary, I would recommend purchasing this book if required but I would look for another text if you are simply trying to get a better understanding of the subject.

6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars yes, some errors, but overall great text, August 28, 2004

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This review is from: Software Radio: A Modern Approach to Radio Engineering (Paperback)

I give this book a 5, despite the errors, because of how well it covered such a broad topic. The reviewer above mentioned the chapter on RF implementation issues, which was very good. The chapter on smart antennas is pretty good also. I think that it is included because the "software" part of a software defined radio is where beam-steering and space-diversity algorithms are implmented. It's not totally out of place and provides for some breadth. All of these VT profs (Reed, Durgin, Rappaport) tend to put out books that facilitate understanding and then, when you are ready for the underlying mathematics, they'll cite you the places to go for that. IMHO, that's a good approach- otherwise, they might as well not write books and just slap together a bunch of papers, bind 'em and call that a rigorous text.