Spread Spectrum Cdma Systems for Wirele (Artech House Mobile Communications)
The spread-spectrum technique is becoming increasingly important in wireless communication systems. In this work, the main advantages of this techniques are outlined, describing its key elements, presenting important code acquisition strategies for direct sequences (DS) and frequency hopping (FH) systems, comparing various code tracking loop systems, and detailing receiver configurations based on CCD, SAW and DSP matched filters. The authors also examine system capacity issues related to the CDMA cellular network, and explain the CDMA overlay, packetized transmission in CDMA networks, and the problems of multiuser detection.
Why Read This Book
You will get a practical, system-level treatment of spread-spectrum CDMA that bridges theory and hardware implementation — from DS/FH code design and acquisition to matched-filter receiver architectures (CCD, SAW, DSP). You will learn concrete acquisition/tracking strategies, receiver trade-offs, and capacity/overlay issues that are directly useful when designing or evaluating real-world CDMA wireless systems.
Who Will Benefit
Engineers and graduate students working in wireless communications, RF/baseband system design, or DSP who need a hands-on reference for CDMA transmitter/receiver design and system-capacity issues.
Level: Advanced — Prerequisites: Solid background in signals and systems, digital communications (spread-spectrum fundamentals), probability and stochastic processes, and familiarity with basic DSP concepts; experience with MATLAB or equivalent simulation tools is helpful.
Key Takeaways
- Implement and compare code acquisition and tracking strategies for direct-sequence (DS) and frequency-hopping (FH) systems
- Design and evaluate matched-filter receiver architectures using CCD, SAW, and DSP implementations
- Analyze CDMA system capacity, cellular planning trade-offs, and the implications of CDMA overlay and packetized transmission
- Apply multiuser detection concepts and assess their impact on performance in interference-limited environments
- Evaluate performance under multipath and fading (including RAKE concepts) and select practical receiver configurations
Topics Covered
- 1. Introduction to Spread-Spectrum and CDMA Principles
- 2. Signal Models and Performance Metrics for CDMA
- 3. Direct-Sequence Versus Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum
- 4. Spreading Codes: Generation, Properties, and Correlation
- 5. Code Acquisition Techniques for DS and FH Systems
- 6. Code Tracking Loops and Loop Performance
- 7. Matched Filter Receivers: CCD, SAW, and DSP Implementations
- 8. Receiver Architectures and Practical Implementation Issues
- 9. Multipath, RAKE Reception, and Diversity Techniques
- 10. Synchronization, Timing, and Control in CDMA Systems
- 11. System Capacity, Interference, and Cellular Planning
- 12. CDMA Overlay, Packetized Transmission, and Network Considerations
- 13. Multiuser Detection: Concepts and Algorithms
- 14. Performance Analysis, Simulation Studies, and Design Examples
- 15. Conclusions, Applications, and Future Directions
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How It Compares
Compared with Viterbi's CDMA text (which emphasizes theoretical foundations and coding), Glisic's book is more implementation-oriented, focusing on acquisition/tracking tactics and hardware receiver realizations; it also complements Dixon's Spread Spectrum Systems by providing more receiver- and network-level practical detail.
