Broadband Telecommunications Technologies and Management

Riaz Esmailzadeh, Associate Professor, Carnegie Mellon University, Adelaide, Australia. Prof. Riaz Esmailzadeh is highly qualified to write on broadband telecommunications technologies and management. He has been active in the telecommunications industry for more than 27 years, from a research engineer, to research manager, entrepreneur, educator and consultant. Moreover he has worked with different segments of the industry: operator (Telstra), manufacturer (Hitachi and Ericsson), content and software (Genista), policy (operator license for IPMobile), education (Keio and Carnegie Mellon Universities), IPR (Apple), and general consulting (numerous). Over this period Riaz has applied for 50 patents, 25 of which have been granted, a number of which are essential to the operation of 3G and 4G mobile networks. He is also an author of more than 50 peer reviewed articles and three books on broadband communications technology and management.

Preface 1 Introduction 2 Technology Business and Policy 3 Voice Communications 4 Information Theory 5 From Analog to Digital 6 Error Control Coding 7 Digital Modulation 8 Packetized Data Communications 9 Fixed Broadband Communications Systems 10 Terrestrial Broadband Wireless Telecommunications 11 Satellite Communications 12 Personal Wireless Communications Systems 13 Network Topologies, Design and Convergence 14 Content Delivery and Net Neutrality Index