Table of contents

Telecommunication Engineering

From signals and channels to reliable wired, wireless, and optical communication systems

Read each section in order. Every title can be opened as a TheoryTrace document.

• Cover
• Copyright
• How to read this book
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Telecommunication System as an Engineering Model
• Chapter 2: Signals, Spectra, and Linear Systems
• Chapter 3: Probability, Random Processes, and Noise
• Chapter 4: Transmission Lines and Propagation Fundamentals
• Chapter 5: Analog Modulation
• Chapter 6: Sampling, Quantization, and Pulse Code Modulation
• Chapter 7: Digital Baseband Transmission
• Chapter 8: Digital Passband Modulation
• Chapter 9: Information Theory and Channel Capacity
• Chapter 10: Error Control Coding
• Chapter 11: Multiplexing and Multiple Access
• Chapter 12: RF Front Ends and Microwave Communication Hardware
• Chapter 13: Wireless Channels and Cellular Systems
• Chapter 14: OFDM and Modern Broadband Waveforms
• Chapter 15: Optical Fiber Communication
• Chapter 16: Switching, Routing, and Packet Networks
• Chapter 17: Telecommunication Network Architecture and Standards
• Chapter 18: System Design, Measurement, and Engineering Tradeoffs
• Conclusion