Louis Frenzel - Principles of Electronic Communication Systems

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Principles of Electronic
Communication
Systems

Fifth Edition

Louis E. Frenzel Jr.

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PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, FIFTH EDITION

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Names: Frenzel, Louis E., Jr., 1938 author.

Title: Principles of electronic communication systems / Louis E Frenzel.

Description: Fifth edition. | New York, NY : McGraw Hill Education, 2022. | Includes index.

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Contents

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Preface

To Instructors

This new fifth edition of the Principles of Electronic Communication Systems has been fully reviewed and updated. A book such as this needs revision frequently as the technology changes continually. Of course, the fundamentals of electronics communications do not change. However, the ways these principles are applied do change occasionally. During the past five years since the introduction of the previous fourth edition, some major changes and additions have taken place. Most of these changes are important to those of you teaching communications technology and for those of you who are out looking for work in this field. A high percentage of the new jobs involves the most recent developments.

As a writer and editor for a major electronics magazine, I am able to keep up on all the new products and technologies by way of continuous monitoring and interacting with the industries and companies that design, manufacture, and apply the new equipment. Keeping track of all of this is a full-time job.

This new version of the book is a balance of standard fundamentals and principles plus an introduction to the most recent and relevant products and technologies. It also incorporates the suggestions that some of you have provided, for which I am grateful. Here are the highlights of this new edition. Note most of the chapter sequences and numbers have changed and two new chapters () have been added.

are pretty much the same. Fundamentals do not change much, although these chapters were edited and updated.

covering software-defined radios (SDRs).

have been reversed. It is important to cover the digital fundamentals before diving into multiplexing. Heavy edit.

is a new chapter covering software-defined radios.

on transmission lines has been updated.

on networking has been updated with enhancements to the Ethernet coverage.

is a totally new chapter that covers popular wired communication techniques and serial interfaces. Wire or cable, its still a major form of communications.

on antennas and propagation has been updated.

on Internet technologies has been revised to include topics such as Internet telephony, virtualization, and cloud usage.

on microwaves and millimeter waves has been enhanced with increased coverage of relevant antenna technology such as MIMO and agile beam-forming phased arrays.

on satellites has been updated with new GPS information and other new material.

on optical technology received minor updating.

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on the cellular technologies is virtually all new. LTE coverage has been updated and expanded. Full coverage of the new 5G New Radio standard and systems has been added.

, covering the various popular short-range wireless technologies, has been extensively updated adding new Bluetooth (LE) and Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) versions. The Internet of Things (IoT) material has been increased and the full spectrum of new wireless standards and methods has been added.

on test and measurement has been updated with new instruments and methods. The addition of VNAs and S-parameters was overdue.

You will notice that I omitted mention of one chapter: previous on telecommunications. This chapter covered legacy telephones and telephone systems. Wired telephones have been fading away for years, and today most people use only their cell phones. In fact, in many locations throughout the United States, local loop-wired telephone service is no longer available. Further, telephone companies are gradually sunsetting their wired service and putting most of their investments into the buildout of their wireless systems, especially the new 5G NR services. Employment opportunities in the wired telecom field have mostly disappeared. I felt it best to use the available space in this textbook on the more up-to-date technologies. Some of the more useful telecom material has been incorporated into other chapters as appropriate.

I have continued with the end-of-chapter Online Activities. It is essential that all of you who use this book know that there is more communications and wireless knowledge and information out there than you can ever absorb. A good Internet search is essential if you ever want to dig deeper or to look more broadly at any given subject. The topics I chose reflect current trends and applications.

I have tried to edit out the older discrete component circuits where appropriate and replace them with the equivalent IC devices used today. I have left in discussion of some popular discrete component circuits where they are still used. I know some of you still like to teach the older circuits. Thats fine if you do, but you may want to point out that the real world uses more ICs as well as complete systems on a chip (SoC).