Introduction to Digital Communications

Master the fundamentals of digital communications systems with this hands-on textbook, blending theory and real-world practice.

Wayne Stark (Author)

9781009220811, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 16 March 2023

600 pages
25 x 17.3 x 3.6 cm, 1.38 kg

'This is an excellent textbook for students, communications engineers, and researchers alike. Based on many years' teaching experience, it includes detailed and illustrative examples that help students understand the fundamentals of digital communications. Professor Stark explains the trade-offs of different key parameters in digital communications, and covers state-of-the-art technologies such as LDPC codes. Each chapter contains clear goals, summaries, and useful exercises.' Xiang-Gen Xia, University of Delaware

Master the fundamentals of digital communications systems with this accessible and hands-on introductory textbook, carefully interweaving theory and practice. The just-in-time approach introduces essential background as needed, keeping academic theory firmly linked to practical applications. The example-led teaching frames key concepts in the context of real-world systems, such as 5G, WiFi, and GPS. Stark provides foundational material on the trade-offs between energy and bandwidth efficiency, giving students a solid grounding in the fundamental challenges of designing digital communications systems. Features include over 300 illustrative figures, 80 examples, and 130 end-of-chapter problems to reinforce student understanding, with solutions for instructors. Accompanied online by lecture slides, computational MATLAB® and Python resources, and supporting data sets, this is the ideal introduction to digital communications for senior undergraduate and graduate students in electrical engineering.

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgement
List of abbreviations
1. Fundamentals of digital communications
2. Modulation and demodulation
3. Probability, random variables, random processes, signal bandwidth
4. Error probability for binary signals
5. Optimal receivers for M-ary communication
6. Modulation techniques
7. Wireless channels and transmission techniques
8. Block codes
9. Convolutional codes
Appendix A. Pseudorandom sequences
Appendix B. Trigonometric and fourier transform iIdentities
Appendix C. Finite fields and BCH codes
Appendix D. Simulation of signals and noise
References
Index.

Subject Areas: Signal processing [UYS], WAP [wireless technology TJKW], Communications engineering / telecommunications [TJK], Information theory [GPF]