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Overview
If you're a mobile communications engineer considering software radio solutions, this practical resource is essential reading. It covers systems design and partitioning all the way from the antenna to the management and control software. Various options for hardware are provided including a look at current and state of the art silicon technologies such as A/D & D/A's, DSP's, FPGA's, RCP's, ACM's & digital frequency up/down-converters.
Synopsis
If you're a mobile communications engineer considering software radio solutions, this practical resource is essential reading. It covers systems design and partitioning all the way from the antenna to the management and control software. Various options for hardware are provided including a look at current and state of the art silicon technologies such as A/D & D/As, DSPs, FPGAs, RCPs, ACMs & digital frequency up/down-converters.
The book covers both TDMA and CDMA based cellular radio systems with a special emphasis on how the technology can solve many of the problems faced by 3G. A chapter detailing software architecture summarizes the JTRS and SDRF proposals and discusses potential software radio languages. Special coverage of smart antenna technology is followed by an implementation of a low cost software radio using off the shelf components to give readers a great head start to the world of software radio. The book concludes with an overview of engineering design assistance software tools that are becoming so important for successful developments of embedded radio products.
Contents: What Is Software Radio And Why Should We Use It. A Basic Software Defined Radio Architecture. RF System Design. Analogue To Digital And Digital To Analogue Conversion. Digital Frequency Up And Down Conversion. Signal Processing Hardware Components. Software Architecture And Components. Applications For Wireless Systems. Smart Antennas Using Software Radio. Experimental Low Cost Software Radio Platform. Engineering Design Assistance Tools.
Paul Burns is currently a 3G manager with NEC in Melbourne, Australia and also operates the telecommunications software consulting company Simplexity Communications. He is a member of the IEEE and received his Degree of Engineering in electronic engineering from the University of South Australia.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewMobile communications, or rather the desire for them, is driving the development of third-generation (3G) wireless applications that make people's lives easier but also make the engineering required to support the new technology altogether more complicated. So, that's why finding this book by Paul Burns is such a stroke of luck for any engineering professional struggling to develop new products using software-defined radio.
Burns starts out by describing software-defined radio and explaining its desirability. He then looks at the architecture, the use of radio frequency (RF) engineering in system design, the conversion from analog to digital and back again, and digital frequency converters, both up and down. Next, Burns gets into signal processing hardware and software architecture components. There is also a great chapter on applications for wireless systems, and another on smart antennas using software-defined radio. Burns then presents what he calls "implementation-level detail for an experimental [and low-cost] software-defined radio platform." He finishes up with a look at engineering design assistance tools.
Engineers exploring this interesting new field need look no further. Burns brings the advancement of this fantastic technology together, so that you can confidently explore its place in the wireless industry. John Vacca
John Vacca, the former computer security official (CSO) for NASA's space station program (Freedom), has written 38 books about advanced storage, computer security, and aerospace technology.