In addition to updating all topics in order to present the latest information available in this fast-changing
field, completely new sections have been added in this edition to include coverage of the following important topics:
Trellis encoding
CCITT modem recommendations
PCM line speed
Extended superframe format
Wavelength division multiplexing
Kepler's laws
Clark orbits
Limits of visibility
Also included is an entirely new chapter (Chapter 10) which is devoted to critical coverage of mobile telephone
systems (including AMPS, PCS, and PCSS).
This text is written for use in undergraduate level electronic communications courses in which students have prior
knowledge of some of the basic electronic principles as well as an understanding of mathematics through the fundamental
concepts of calculus.
Table of Contents
1. Optical Fiber Communications. 2. Digital Communications. 3. Data Communications. 4. Data Communications Protocols and Network Configurations. 5. Digital Transmission. 6. Multiplexing. 7. Microwave Radio Communications and System Gain. 8. Satellite Communications. 9. Satellite Multiple-Access Arrangements. 10. Mobile Telephone Service.
