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This textbook will provide both undergraduates and practising engineers with an up-to-date and thorough grounding in the concepts of modern digital transmission. The book is not encyclopaedic, rather it selects the key concepts and processes and explains them in a deliberate pedagogic style. These concepts and processes are then illustrated by a number of system descriptions. The book is divided into three parts. The longest, Part II, describes the basic processes of digital transmission, such as matched filter detection, pulse shaping, line coding, channel coding, error detection and correction, etc. Understanding the concepts behind these processes requires a grasp of basic mathematical models, and this is provided in Part I. Finally, to put the processes in context, Part III describes elements of the public switched telephone network. The text is written throughout in a modern, digital context, and is comprehensively illustrated with helpful figures. Although the mathematical models (time- and frequency-domain concepts) have wider relevance, they are developed specifically for modelling digital signals. The processes described are those found in current transmission systems, and the description of the PSTN includes an outline of newly formulated standards for the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH), SONET and for broadband ISDN (ATM). The book will be of great value to 2nd and 3rd year undergraduates studying telecommunications, as well as to graduate trainees and practising engineers. It is appropriate for either private study or as a text associated with a taught telecommunications course. The many worked examples and exercises with solutions will be particularly helpful.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• 1 Introduction
• Part I Models
• 2 Signals and systems
• 3 Random signals and noise
• Part II Processes
• 4 Pulses
• 5 Line coding
• 6 Channel coding
• Part III The Public Switched Telephone Network
• 7 Analogue and digital sources
• 8 The digital hierarchy
• 9 An optical fibre link
• Appendices; Answers to exercises
• Index

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Telecommunications is an important element in the modern advances in computer technology. Although the trade has traditionally been restricted to a small group of defense contractors and phone companies, the technology is becoming more widespread in recent years. A number of university curricula are also now available. Bissell and Chapman, recognized experts in the field, present a basic introduction to telecommunications concepts and technology, with minimum associated mathematics to improve readability and comprehension. The book begins with an introduction of signals, continues with a presentation of coding techniques, and ends with a thorough discussion on transmission links. The material is easy to read with an abundance of illustrations and figures to exemplify the underlying concepts presented. An extensive index allows for easy location of desired information. With the coming emphasis on telecommunications, this book will be an excellent acquisition for general and professional libraries. Community college; undergraduate; pre-professional.