Chapter 10

Structure of a wireless communications link

Primary Wireless Problems: Fading (best handled by diversity),
Delay Dispersion (multipath handled by equalizers) and BER
(handled by coding schemes)

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 Block diagram

Speech Speech Chann.

A/D Encrypt. Modulation Ampl.
encoder encoding

Data

Key

Speech Speech Chann.

D/A Decrypt. Demod. Ampl.
decoder decoding

Data

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Block diagram transmitter
xmission control,
synchronization

source error coding

voice, fax, digital optimization schemes

RF Carrier Frequency

prepare for RF medium nominal D/A

PSK, QAM, Manchester
filtering

bandwidth/spectral
containment

various steps can increase or

decrease redundancey (BPS)

RF environment

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Block diagram receiver

frequency info decision

critical 1st
hetrodyne receiver selectivity process (0/1)
stage

phase and frequency synchronization

to correct distortions induced by channel
extract user
data

error correction reverse source

encoding

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