Principles of communications networks and systems - Nevio Benvenuto

Addressing the fundamental technologies and theories associatedwith designing complex communications systems and networks,Principles of Communications Networks and Systems providesmodels and analytical methods for evaluating their performance.Including both the physical layer (digital transmission andmodulation) and networking topics, the quality of service conceptsbelonging to the different layers of the protocol stack areinterrelated to form a comprehensive picture.

The book is designed to present the material in an accessiblebut rigorous manner. It jointly addresses networking andtransmission aspects following a unified approach and using abottom up style of presentation, starting from requirements ontransmission links all the way up to the corresponding quality ofservice at network and application layers. The focus is onpresenting the material in an integrated and systematic fashion sothat students will have a clear view of all the principal aspectsand of how they interconnect with each other.

A comprehensive introduction to communications systems andnetworks, addressing both network and transmission topics

• Structured for effective learning, with basic principles andtechnologies being introduced before more advanced ones areexplained
• Features examples of existing systems and recent standards aswell as advanced digital modulation techniques such as CDMA andOFDM
• Contains tools to help the reader in the design and performanceanalysis of modern communications systems
• Provides problems at the end of each chapter, with answers onan accompanying website