Introduction to Communication Systems Simulation
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 2005
238 pages
978-1-59693-003-2 (ISBN)
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Here is your one-stop resource on the essentials of communications systems analysis and simulation. Presented in a straight forward, easy-to-understand manner, the book provides a thorough treatment of all the important fundamental topics such as sampling, frequency analysis, linear systems, and filters. You gain a clear understanding of the real-world effects of computer simulation and learn how to perform efficient bit error rate (BER) calculations and baseband simulations.
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Content
- Introduction to Communication Systems Simulation
- Contents
- Preface xiii
- 1 Elements of a Communication System 1
- 1.1 The Transmitter 1
- 1.1.1 The Data Source 1
- 1.1.2 Source Encoding 1
- 1.1.3 Forward Error Correction 6
- 1.1.4 Interleaving 7
- 1.1.5 Baseband Filtering 8
- 1.1.6 Modulation 8
- 1.2 The Transmission Channel 8
- 1.2.1 Additive White Gaussian Noise 9
- 1.2.2 Interference 9
- 1.2.3 Fading 9
- 1.3 Receiver 10
- 1.3.1 Frequency Offset 10
- 1.3.2 Phase Offset 10
- 1.3.3 Timing Offset 11
- 1.3.4 Data Recovery 11
- 1.4 Conclusion 11
- Selected Bibliography 11
- 2 Linear Time Invariant Systems 13
- 2.1 LTI Systems 13
- 2.2 Fourier Transform (FT) Theory 15
- 2.3 The Digital Fourier Transform 17
- 2.4 DFT Windows 21
- 2.5 The Fast Fourier Transform 25
- 2.6 Conclusion 27
- Selected Bibliography 27
- 3 Sampling 29
- 3.1 The Sampling Operation 29
- 3.2 The Nyquist Sampling Theorem 33
- 3.3 Recovering the Signal from Its Samples 38
- 3.4 Band-Pass Sampling 41
- 3.5 Conclusion 44
- Selected Bibliography 45
- 4 Filters 47
- 4.1 General Considerations 47
- 4.2 The Laplace Transform 50
- 4.3 Poles, Zeros, and Stability 51
- 4.4 The Two Worlds of a Filter 53
- 4.4.1 Infinite Impulse Response filters 53
- 4.4.2 Finite Impulse Response Filters 54
- 4.5 The z Transform 54
- 4.6 From s to z 55
- 4.7 Frequency Warping 58
- 4.8 The IIR Filter 59
- 4.9 General Implementation of a Filter of Form N(z)/D(z) 61
- 4.10 Practical Consideration in IIR Filter Simulation 62
- 4.11 Conclusion 63
- Selected Bibliography 63
- 5 Digital Detection 65
- 5.1 The Vector Channel 65
- 5.2 The Waveform Channel 68
- 5.3 The Matched Filter Receiver 69
- 5.4 From Signals to Vectors 73
- 5.5 The I, Q Vector Space 76
- 5.6 Conclusion 77
- Selected Bibliography 77
- 6 Modulation 79
- 6.1 Amplitude Modulation (MASK) 79
- 6.2 Frequency Modulation (MFSK) 79
- 6.3 Phase Modulation (MPSK) 83
- 6.4 p/4 DQPSK Modulation 86
- 6.5 Offset QPSK Modulation 86
- 6.6 QAM Modulation 86
- 6.7 MSK Modulation 88
- 6.8 OFDM Modulation 89
- 6.9 Pulse Position Modulation 92
- 6.10 Pulse Width Modulation 93
- 6.11 GSM EDGE Modulation 93
- 6.12 Spread Spectrum Modulation 94
- 6.12.1 Frequency Hopping 96
- 6.12.2 Direct Sequence Pseudo Noise 96
- 6.13 Conclusion 102
- Selected Bibliography 102
- 7 Demodulation 103
- 7.1 In-Phase (I) and Quadrature (Q) Down Conversion Process 103
- 7.2 Low-Pass Filtering 104
- 7.2.1 CIC Filter 105
- 7.2.2 Polyphase Filter 105
- 7.2.3 Half Band Filter 106
- 7.3 Offset Parameter Recovery 107
- 7.3.1 Frequency Offset 107
- 7.3.2 Data Timing 110
- 7.4 Phase/Frequency Recovery 112
- 7.4.1 BPSK 113
- 7.4.2 QPSK 114
- 7.4.3 Decision Feedback 115
- 7.5 Conclusion 115
- Selected Bibliography 117
- 8 Baseband Pulse Shaping 119
- 8.1 Baseband Pulse Analyses 119
- 8.2 The Raised Cosine Pulse 122
- 8.3 Intersymbol Interference and Eye Diagrams 125
- 8.4 The Root Raised Cosine Filter 128
- 8.5 Conclusion 129
- Selected Bibliography 130
- 9 Bit Error Rate Calculations 131
- 9.1 The BER Measurement Process 131
- 9.2 System Group Delay 133
- 9.3 Eb/N0 Calibration 135
- 9.3.1 Physical RF World Simulation 135
- 9.3.2 Standard BER Runs 137
- 9.4 Conclusion 137
- Selected Bibliography 137
- 10 Channel Models 139
- 10.1 Flat Fading 139
- 10.2 Rician Flat Fade 142
- 10.3 The Jakes Model 143
- 10.4 Frequency Selective Fading 144
- 10.5 Effects of Fading on BER Performance 146
- 10.6 Mitigating Fading 148
- 10.6.1 Equalizers 148
- 10.6.2 Diversity 153
- 10.7 Conclusion 154
- Selected Bibliography 154
- 11 Nonlinear Amplifiers 155
- 11.1 Intercept and Compression Points 155
- 11.2 TWT 159
- 11.3 Spur Charts 159
- 11.4 Conclusion 162
- Selected Bibliography 162
- 12 Baseband Simulation 163
- 12.1 Basic Concept 163
- 12.2 Pass-Band Filtering 164
- 12.3 Baseband Noise 166
- 12.4 Conclusion 167
- Selected Bibliography 167
- 13 Ultra-Wideband Systems 169
- 13.1 Direct Sequence DS-UWB Systems 170
- 13.1.1 Scrambler 170
- 13.1.2 Forward Error Correction 171
- 13.1.3 Puncturing 171
- 13.1.4 Interleaver 172
- 13.1.5 Modulation 173
- 13.2 Multiband OFDM UWB-Multiband OFDM Alliance Systems 178
- 13.2.1 FEC Coding 180
- 13.2.2 Puncturing 181
- 13.2.3 Modulation 181
- 13.2.4 Carrier Modulation Frequency Agility 184
- 13.3 Conclusion 184
- Selected Bibliography 184
- APPENDIX A
- APPENDIX B
- B.1 Probability Theory 187
- B.1.1 Axioms of Probability 187
- B.1.2 Dice Example 187
- B.1.3 Conditional Probability 189
- B.2 Random Variables 190
- B.2.1 The Gaussian Random Variable 191
- B.2.2 The Uniform Distribution 193
- Selected Bibliography 193
- APPENDIX C
- Error Correcting Codes 195
- C.1 Block Codes 195
- C.1.1 Generating the Codes 195
- C.2 Convolutional Codes 201
- C.2.1 Punctured Codes 203
- C.2.2 Decoding Convolutional Codes 204
- C.2.3 Hard Versus Soft Decoding 205
- Selected Bibliography 206
- APPENDIX D
- Trivia Question 207
- Selected Bibliography 207
- About the Author 209
- Index 211
