Digital Communication and Telecommunications

  1. Multiplexing and Multiple Access Techniques
    1. Multiplexing Fundamentals
      1. Multiplexing Objectives
        1. Channel Efficiency
          1. Resource Sharing
            1. Cost Reduction
            2. Multiplexing Classification
              1. Analog Multiplexing
                1. Digital Multiplexing
                  1. Statistical Multiplexing
                2. Frequency Division Multiplexing
                  1. FDM Principles
                    1. Channel Allocation
                      1. Frequency Separation
                        1. Guard Bands
                        2. FDM Implementation
                          1. Modulation Requirements
                            1. Filtering Considerations
                              1. Crosstalk Prevention
                              2. FDM Applications
                                1. Radio Broadcasting
                                  1. Television Broadcasting
                                    1. Analog Telephony
                                  2. Time Division Multiplexing
                                    1. Synchronous TDM
                                      1. Fixed Time Slot Allocation
                                        1. Frame Structure
                                          1. Synchronization Requirements
                                            1. T1/E1 Systems
                                            2. Statistical TDM
                                              1. Dynamic Slot Allocation
                                                1. Buffer Management
                                                  1. Efficiency Improvements
                                                    1. Packet Switching Applications
                                                    2. TDM Hierarchy
                                                      1. Digital Signal Levels
                                                        1. Multiplexing Standards
                                                          1. SONET/SDH Systems
                                                        2. Wavelength Division Multiplexing
                                                          1. WDM Principles
                                                            1. Optical Wavelength Channels
                                                              1. Wavelength Spacing
                                                                1. Optical Multiplexers/Demultiplexers
                                                                2. Dense WDM
                                                                  1. High Channel Density
                                                                    1. ITU-T Grid Standards
                                                                      1. Long-Haul Applications
                                                                        1. Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers
                                                                        2. Coarse WDM
                                                                          1. Wide Channel Spacing
                                                                            1. Cost-Effective Implementation
                                                                              1. Metropolitan Networks
                                                                                1. Passive Components
                                                                              2. Multiple Access Techniques
                                                                                1. Frequency Division Multiple Access
                                                                                  1. Channel Assignment
                                                                                    1. Interference Management
                                                                                      1. Cellular Applications
                                                                                      2. Time Division Multiple Access
                                                                                        1. Burst Transmission
                                                                                          1. Guard Times
                                                                                            1. GSM Implementation
                                                                                            2. Code Division Multiple Access
                                                                                              1. Spreading Codes
                                                                                                1. Near-Far Problem
                                                                                                  1. Power Control
                                                                                                    1. IS-95 and CDMA2000
                                                                                                    2. Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access
                                                                                                      1. Subcarrier Allocation
                                                                                                        1. OFDM Principles
                                                                                                          1. LTE and WiMAX Applications
                                                                                                          2. Space Division Multiple Access
                                                                                                            1. Antenna Arrays
                                                                                                              1. Beamforming
                                                                                                                1. MIMO Systems