Digital Signal Processing for Communication Systems

Examining the plans for the future and the progress that has already been made in the field of DSP and its applications to communication systems, this text pursues the progression from communication and information theory through to the implementation, evaluation and performance enhancing of practical communication systems using DSP technology. It looks at various types of coding and modulation techniques, describing different applications of Turbo-Codes, BCH codes and general block codes, pulse modulations, and combined modulation and coding in order to improve the overall system performance. The book examines DSP applications in measurements performed for channel characterization, pursues the use of DSP for design of effective channel simulators, and discusses equalization and detection of various signal formats for different channels. A number of system design issues are presented where digital signal processing is involved, reporting on the successful implementation of the system components using DSP technology, and including the problems involved with implementation of some DSP algorithms.The book serves as a resource for professionals and researchers who deal with digital signal processing for communication systems, and may serve as a text for advanced courses on the subject.