Spread Spectrum Systems with Commercial Applications

Since the demise of the Cold War this specialized technology has been transferred to the civilian sector where there are many applications and great interest. This edition features a section which addresses consumer and commercial uses of spread spectrum systems. Comprehensively describes techniques so readers can readily apply them to actual situations.

Part I General Spread Spectrum Systems 1

1 The Whats and Whys of Spread Spectrum Systems 3

2 Spread Spectrum Techniques 18

3 Coding for Communications and Ranging 60

4 Modulation and Modulators: Generating the Wideband Signal 114

5 Correlation and Demodulation 159

6 Synchronization 220

7 The RF Link 267

8 Navigating with Spread Spectrum Systems 297

9 Applications of Spread Spectrum Methods 319

10 Test and Evaluation of Spread Spectrum Systems 341

Part II Commercial Applications of Spread Spectrum Systems 359

11 Tradeoffs in Commercial Applications of Spread Spectrum Systems 361

12 Multiple Access, Snake Oil, and Fairy Tales 399

13 Current Consumer and Commercial Systems 416

14 Turning the (Spread Spectrum) World Upside Down 426

Appendix 1 Glossary of Terms 434

Answers to Problems 557

Index 569

Robert C. Dixon is the author of Spread Spectrum Systems with Commercial Applications, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.