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9780130916211
Since the third edition of Electronic Communication Systems: A Complete Course was published, the worldwide growth in all aspects of communications has been astonishing and exponential. Email links people scattered all over the globe, and the Internet provide enormous information and entertainment resources to anyone who has basic access. Cellular phones are ubiquitous, outnumbering conventional wired phones in some countries, and provide convenient voice and data access from almost anywhere. This updated and comprehensive edition continues to balance traditional topics with the latest advancements in the field, and builds on information given in previous editions by adding or expanding on numerous topics. These include: Fiber optics, optical amplifiers, and wavelength-division multiplexing New busses and interconnection standards such as CAN bus Internet Protocol and Voice over Internet Protocol Channel simulators and wireless noise characteristics Short-range Bluetooth wireless standard Smart antennas for cellular systems Cell phone architectures that are primarily digital Updated electromagnetic spectrum assignments Also new to this edition is a CD of SystemView by Elanix, a powerful, system-level modeling and simulation tool for understanding communication-system performance and architectures. Instructors who are using this book for a course will benefit from the accompanying Instructor's Manual (ISBN 0-13091622-6).Schweber, William L. is the author of 'Electronic Communication Systems A Complete Course', published 2002 under ISBN 9780130916211 and ISBN 0130916218.
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