Description
Book SynopsisSince the demise of the Cold War this specialized technology has been transferred to the civilian sector where there are many applications and great interest. This edition features a section which addresses consumer and commercial uses of spread spectrum systems. Comprehensively describes techniques so readers can readily apply them to actual situations.
Table of ContentsPart I General Spread Spectrum Systems 1
1 The Whats and Whys of Spread Spectrum Systems 3
2 Spread Spectrum Techniques 18
3 Coding for Communications and Ranging 60
4 Modulation and Modulators: Generating the Wideband Signal 114
5 Correlation and Demodulation 159
6 Synchronization 220
7 The RF Link 267
8 Navigating with Spread Spectrum Systems 297
9 Applications of Spread Spectrum Methods 319
10 Test and Evaluation of Spread Spectrum Systems 341
Part II Commercial Applications of Spread Spectrum Systems 359
11 Tradeoffs in Commercial Applications of Spread Spectrum Systems 361
12 Multiple Access, Snake Oil, and Fairy Tales 399
13 Current Consumer and Commercial Systems 416
14 Turning the (Spread Spectrum) World Upside Down 426
Appendix 1 Glossary of Terms 434
Answers to Problems 557
Index 569
