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Introduction 1 1.1 Transmission Media 1 1.2 Digitization 7 1.3 Digital Microwave Radio System Configuration 8 1.4 The Satellite System Configuration 11 1.5 Mobile Radio Systems 14 1.6 The Optical Fiber System Configuration 14 1.7 Data Communications and the Network 16 1.8 International Standards 17 1.9 Telecommunication Systems Driving Forces 18 Chapter 2. Digital Multiplexing 21 2.1 Pulse Code Modulation 22 2.1.1 Sampling 22 2.1.2 Quantization 24 2.1.3 Encoding and Decoding 28 2.1.4 Recent Coding Developments 29 2.1.5 PCM Primary Multiplexer 32 2.1.6 Formats for 24-Channel PCM Systems 34 2.1.7 Formats for 30-Channel PCM Systems 35 2.2 Line Codes 38 2.3 Plesiochronous Higher-Order Digital Multiplexing (North America) 48 2.3.1 PDH Multiplexing (North America) 48 2.3.2 Second-Order (DS-2) PDH Multiplexing (1.544 to 6.312 Mb/s) 49 2.3.3 Positive Pulse Stuffing (or Justification) 51 2.3.4 The 6-Mb/s PDH Frame Structure 52 2.3.5 PDH DS-3 Multiplexing (6 to 45 Mb/s) 54 2.3.6 PDH DS-4 Multiplexing (45 to 274 Mb/s) 56 2.4 Plesiochronous Higher-Order Digital Multiplexing (Europe) 56 2.4.1 PDH Multiplexing (Europe) 56 2.4.2 The PDH 8-Mb/s Frame Structure 58 2.4.3 PDH Third-Order Multiplexing (8 to 34 Mb/s) 58 2.4.4 PDH Fourth-Order Multiplexing (34 to 140 Mb/s) 60 2.4.5 PDH Fifth-Order Multiplexing (140 to 565 Mb/s) 61 v vi Contents 2.5 Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) Multiplexing 62 2.5.1 Network Node Interface 63 2.5.2 Synchronous Transport Signal Frame 64 2.5.3 Synchronous Transport Module Frame 69 2.5.4 Comparison of PDH and SDH/SONET Interfaces 71 2.5.5 SDH Multiplexing Structure Summary 74 2.5.6 Comparison of PDH and SDH/SONET Equipment 77 2.6 Multiplexing Digital Television Signals 80 2.6.1 Digitization of TV Signals 81 2.6.2 Analog Color TV 82 2.6.3 Video Compression Techniques 83 2.6.4 A Typical Digital TV Transmission System 85 2.6.5 High-Definition Television 86 Chapter 3. Signal Processing for Digital Communications 89 3.1 Modulation Schemes 89 3.1.1 Bandwidth Efficiency 89 3.1.2 Pulse Transmission through Filters 90 3.1.3 Pulse Amplitude Modulation 92 3.1.4 Frequency Shift Keyed Modulation, Minimum Shift Keying (MSK), and Gaussian MSK 93 3.1.5 Phase Shift Keyed Modulation 95 3.1.6 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation 98 3.1.7 Comparison of Modulation Techniques 99 3.1.8 Demodulation 106 3.2 Error Control (Detection and Correction) 111 3.2.1 Forward Error Correction 111 3.2.2 Cyclic Redundancy Check 120 3.2.3 Automatic Request for Repeat 122 3.2.4 Trellis-Coded Modulation 123 3.3 Spread Spectrum Techniques 128 3.3.1 Pseudorandom Noise Generation 129 3.3.2 Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum 130 3.3.3 Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum 132 3.4 Access Techniques for Satellite and Mobile Communications 133 3.4.1 Frequency Division Multiple Access 133 3.4.2 Time Division Multiple Access 134 3.4.3 Code Division Multiple Access 134 3.5 Transmission Delay 135 Chapter 4. The Microwave Link 139 4.1 Antennas 144 4.1.1 Antenna Gain 145 4.1.2 Beamwidth 147 4.1.3 Polarization 149 4.1.4 Antenna Noise 149 4.1.5 High-Performance Antennas 150 4.1.6 Antenna Towers 151 4.2 Free Space Propagation 154 4.3 Atmospheric Effects 156 4.3.1 Absorption 156 4.3.2 Refraction 157 4.3.3 Ducting 161 4.4 Terrain Effects 161 4.4.1 Reflections 161 Contents vii 4.4.2 Fresnel zones 163 4.4.3 Diffraction 163 4.5 Fading 169 4.5.1 Flat fading 169 4.5.2 Frequency Selective Fading 170 4.5.3 Factors Affecting Multipath Fading 171 4.6 Overall Performance Objectives 171 4.6.1 Error Definitions 173 4.6.2 Availability 175 4.6.3 Microwave Radio Performance Objectives 178 4.6.4 Comments on the Old and New Error Objectives 179 4.7 Diversity 180 4.7.1 Space Diversity 180 4.7.2 Frequency Diversity 182 4.8 Link Analysis 183 4.8.1 Hop Calculations 183 4.8.2 Passive Repeaters 187 4.8.3 Noise 191 Chapter 5. Digital Microwave Radio Systems and Measurements 201 5.1 System Protection 201 5.1.1 Diversity Protection Switching 201 5.1.2 Hot-Standby Protection 202 5.1.3 Combining Techniques 202 5.1.4 IF Adaptive Equalizers 204 5.1.5 Baseband Adaptive Transversal Equalizers 208 5.2 155-Mb/s DMR with 64-QAM 216 5.2.1 DMR Transmit Path 218 5.2.2 DMR Receive Path 234 5.2.3 DMR and the Telecommunications Management Network 242 5.2.4 DMR with Higher Modulation Levels 244 5.2.5 Multicarrier Transmission 245 5.3 Low-Capacity DMR 246 5.3.1 RF Channel Arrangement 247 5.3.2 Modulation 248 5.3.3 Transmitter and Receiver 249 5.4 Performance and Measurements 249 5.4.1 RF Section Out-of-Service Tests 251 5.4.2 IF Section Out-of-Service Tests 254 5.4.3 Baseband Tests 255 Chapter 6.

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