Digital Signal Processing in Modern Communication Systems

This book is a rare gem among signal processing and communication theory texts. Where other authors stop at deriving equations, Schwarzinger is just getting warmed up. With an emphasis on building intuition, the author explains clearly, provides insightful diagrams, and supplements all of it with complete Matlab examples.Upon starting work on a new radio project, I ordered a copy with particular interest in its coverage of OFDM. After diving in, I immediately ordered several more copies for the rest of my team. Other books go deeper into theory, but if you're looking to make the leap from concept to code, this is a great place to start.The quality of the book itself is good enough and the format works well. I wish there were a Kindle or PDF version available.Here's to hoping the author will embark on a second edition or perhaps even entirely new topics!

This book has been a very useful self-study textbook on DSP. Half way through it I felt confident enough to start designing some DSP software for a shortwave receiver project. It is a very practical, hands on reference.Since I am a retired hobbyist I have used Octave, which is free, rather than Matlab for the examples. The translation was pretty easy, but it took some work to develop the statements necessary to reproduce the plots in the book. And a couple of the scripts in the book could use some editing. But overall this was a good way to learn Octave, and I have adapted some of the scripts for designing my receiver project.I would wholeheartedly recommend this book to other amateur radio operators or electronics hobbyists interested in learning some DSP provided they realize that to get the most out of the book they must work through the examples themselves. And it wouldn't hurt to have another reference like the book by Lyons handy.

The book seems to be a very very good book. The autor have a clear way to expose de content, good exemples and clear explanations.I've liked the introdutory chapter, it is just as precise as it could be. Anyone would be ready for DSP selfeducating after that chapter. My Digital Communications teacher also praised that it was an entire chapter at the begining of the book, not a short appendix at the end. I think this introduction took a big piece of the book, so I expected more charpters.Well, I really loved this book as an extra class reference.The only problem is that equations are not numbered than I've done that by my self so I could reference this troughout the text.I'm really predisposed to buy any other book from Andreas Schwarzinger. And I'm very anxious for a next extended editionnof this book.

The author covers a nearly complete outline of all that an engineer would need to know to get from basic math to a complete OFDM simulation of a communications system.I have read many text books on the subject at hand and don't recall ever being so completely satisfied that I understood completely what all the elements were that were required.Also, the book is priced at a point where I don't feel the slightest bit ripped off by the process.Excellent work.Please write some more.Interesting note is that the book production is obviously "just in time".The copy I received has a production date in it, that is within days of my order.

This book deserves all the accolades it is getting. It is just straightforward topics presented with numerical examples. This book is a breath of fresh air compared to all the symbolic math books on this topic. The author truly knows what he’s doing and is happy to share that knowledge.It is ridiculous how often I reference this book. But I just did again today to see if anything is covered for Wiener Filters and there's a NUMERICAL EXAMPLE.I really hope this author writes MORE BOOKS. This book should be the gold standard on how to write an engineering text book!

This is one of those books that end up dog-eared, with about 30 sticky notes sticking out of it as subject indexes. We all have about 3 to 4 of them, and this is destined to be one.This book starts with the bare essentials on every subject covered, proceeds in a logical and short manner through the needed math functions, to actually performing the task. When you proceed thru coding up any of the matlab examples, you not only know how to do the task, but you know why.This is a perfect text for anyone who is starting their foray into DSP, and will end up being the old reliable text that you keep referring to as you develop your knowledge in this arena. It is also a perfect text for a generalist RF or Controls engineer who must interface and use DSP techniques in performance of their projects.C Moses

Book is good for beginners. Most of the material is not covered in depth. Examples are good but very simple doesnt reflect actual cases

I was recommended this book by a highly respected coworker. The recommendation was spot on. This book is essential to any practicing communications engineer. It is *NOT* a textbook. CH1 and CH2 are intro and DSP basics respectively. After that, it goes into heavy detail of practical DSP applications. I found OFDM receiver and transmitter description (plus, Matlab code) especially useful. For the price that it sells for, this is a steal.