| Preface | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction to Digital Transmission Systems | p. 1 |
| Historical Background | p. 1 |
| Present-Day Digital Transmission | p. 6 |
| Digital Transmission Standards | p. 11 |
| Advantages of Digital Transmission | p. 15 |
| A Simplified Digital Transmission System | p. 16 |
| Summary | p. 17 |
| Principles of System Design | p. 21 |
| General Plan | p. 21 |
| Transmission Services | p. 22 |
| Hypothetical Reference Circuits | p. 33 |
| Performance Objectives | p. 38 |
| Summary | p. 77 |
| Problems | p. 81 |
| Analog-to-Digital Conversion Techniques | p. 84 |
| Introduction | p. 84 |
| Pulse Code Modulation | p. 85 |
| Differential PCM and Delta Modulation | p. 112 |
| Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation | p. 123 |
| Subband Coding | p. 131 |
| Transform Coding | p. 134 |
| Comparison of Waveform Coders | p. 136 |
| Voice Coders (Vocoders) | p. 144 |
| Hybrid Coders | p. 150 |
| Voice over IP | p. 155 |
| Video Coding | p. 156 |
| Summary | p. 160 |
| Problems | p. 167 |
| Time-Division Multiplexing | p. 177 |
| Introduction | p. 177 |
| Synchronous Multiplexing | p. 180 |
| Asynchronous Multiplexing | p. 200 |
| Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchies | p. 214 |
| Statistical Multiplexing and Speech Interpolation | p. 236 |
| Summary | p. 246 |
| Problems | p. 250 |
| Baseband Transmission | p. 258 |
| Introduction | p. 259 |
| Types of Binary Coding | p. 261 |
| Power Spectral Density of Binary Codes | p. 269 |
| Error Performance of Binary Codes | p. 275 |
| Block Line Codes | p. 280 |
| Pulse Shaping and Intersymbol Interference | p. 285 |
| Multilevel Baseband Transmission | p. 289 |
| Partial Response Coding | p. 291 |
| Eye Patterns | p. 301 |
| Equalization | p. 301 |
| Data Scrambling Techniques | p. 309 |
| Spread Spectrum | p. 316 |
| Access Techniques | p. 323 |
| Error Detection and Correction Coding | p. 327 |
| Summary | p. 342 |
| Problems | p. 346 |
| Digital Modulation Techniques | p. 363 |
| Introduction | p. 363 |
| Binary Amplitude-Shift Keying (ASK) | p. 370 |
| Binary Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK) | p. 374 |
| Binary Phase-Shift Keying (BPSK) | p. 377 |
| Comparison of Binary Modulation Systems | p. 380 |
| M-ary FSK | p. 381 |
| M-ary PSK | p. 386 |
| Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) | p. 394 |
| Offset QPSK, [pi]/4 QPSK, and Minimum-Shift Keying | p. 399 |
| Quadrature Partial Response (QPR) | p. 408 |
| Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) | p. 412 |
| Trellis Coded Modulation | p. 415 |
| Summary | p. 424 |
| Problems | p. 429 |
| Digital Cable Systems | p. 437 |
| Introduction | p. 437 |
| Cable Characteristics | p. 438 |
| Regenerative Repeaters | p. 444 |
| Clock Recovery and Jitter | p. 445 |
| Crosstalk | p. 451 |
| Performance of Digital Subscriber Lines | p. 454 |
| Error Performance Tandem Repeaters | p. 455 |
| Repeater Spacing in Multipair Cable Systems | p. 456 |
| Repeater Spacing in Coaxial Cable Systems | p. 464 |
| Implementation Considerations | p. 466 |
| Summary | p. 468 |
| Problems | p. 470 |
| Fiber Optic Transmission Systems | p. 472 |
| Introduction | p. 472 |
| Fiber Optic Cable | p. 474 |
| Optical Sources | p. 484 |
| Optical Detectors | p. 489 |
| Optical Amplifiers | p. 496 |
| Wavelength-Division Multiplexing | p. 501 |
| Fiber Optic Link Design | p. 508 |
| SONET | p. 520 |
| Synchronous Digital Hierarchy | p. 534 |
| Summary | p. 537 |
| Problems | p. 541 |
| Digital Radio Systems | p. 547 |
| Introduction | p. 547 |
| Propagation | p. 548 |
| Fading | p. 566 |
| Diversity | p. 579 |
| Antennas | p. 585 |
| Frequency Allocations and Interference Effects | p. 590 |
| Radio Link Calculations | p. 592 |
| Summary | p. 597 |
| Problems | p. 600 |
| Network Timing and Synchronization | p. 612 |
| Introduction | p. 612 |
| Time Standards | p. 614 |
| Frequency Sources and Clocks | p. 616 |
| Network Synchronization Techniques | p. 629 |
| Time and Frequency Dissemination Systems | p. 642 |
| Examples of Network Synchronization Schemes | p. 652 |
| Summary | p. 656 |
| Problems | p. 660 |
| Transmission System Testing, Monitoring, and Control | p. 662 |
| Introduction | p. 662 |
| Testing Techniques | p. 663 |
| Performance Monitoring Techniques | p. 674 |
| Fault Isolation | p. 681 |
| Monitoring and Control Systems | p. 685 |
| Digital Cross-Connect Systems | p. 693 |
| Summary | p. 669 |
| Problems | p. 702 |
| Digital Transmission Over Analog Networks | p. 705 |
| Introduction | p. 705 |
| Transmission Parameters | p. 706 |
| Conditioning | p. 711 |
| Voice-Band Modems | p. 713 |
| V.90 Modems | p. 720 |
| Digital Subscriber Lines | p. 722 |
| Cable Modems | p. 732 |
| Summary | p. 739 |
| Problems | p. 742 |
| Digital Transmission Networks | p. 745 |
| Introduction | p. 745 |
| Private Networks | p. 746 |
| Personal Communication Networks | p. 751 |
| Wide Area Networks | p. 761 |
| Optical Networks | p. 776 |
| Summary | p. 793 |
| Problems | p. 795 |
| Index | p. 799 |
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