Software Radios – Object–Oriented Approaches to Wireless Systems Engineering (Obook)

JOSEPH MITOLA III, PhD, introduced the software radio architecture in 1992. He was the founding chair of the software defined Radio (SDR) Forum in 1996. He teaches industrial courses on the subject in the United States and Europe for clients such as the U.S. Department of Defense. He is also widely published and cited, having served as editor in chief for the landmark May 1995 issue of IEEE (NY) Communications Magazine, the April 1999 Journal on Selection Areas in Communication on Software Radios, and the ongoing series Software and DSP in Radio.

Introduction and Overview. Architecture Evolution. The Radio Spectrum and RF Environment. Systems Level Architecture Analysis. Node Level Architecture Analysis. Segment Design Tradeoffs. Antenna Segment Tradeoffs. RE/IF Conversion Segment Tradeoffs. ADC and DAC Tradeoffs. Digital Processing Tradeoffs. Software Architecture Tradeoffs. Software Component Characteristics. Performance Management. Smart Antennas. Applications. Reference Architecture. References. Glossary. Index.