Electronic communication systems /
Roy Blake
- Philippine Edition 2nd Edition
- Albany, N.Y. : Delmar/Thomson Learning, c2002
- 985 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction to communications systems -- Radio-frequency circuits -- Amplitude modulation -- Angle modulation -- Transmitters -- Receivers -- Digital communication -- The telephone system -- Data transmission -- Local-area networks -- Wide-area networks and the Internet -- Digital modulation and modems -- Multiplexing and multiple-access techniques -- Transmission lines -- Radio-wave propagation -- Antennas -- Microwave devices -- Terrestrial microwave communication systems -- Television -- Satellite communication -- Cellular radio -- Personal communication systems -- Paging and wireless data networking -- Fiber optics -- Fiber optic systems.
Radio and optical transmission systems are also given extensive coverage.