RF Design of a TDMA Cellular/PCS Handset: Part 1
By Eduardo Stein
TIA/EIA/ANSI-136 is the applicable standard in North America for TDMA-based digital cellular/PCS. The standards are
currently being upgraded to provide a smooth evolution to the future 3G wireless communication system. The article takes
a look at this TDMA cellular/PCS standards evolution and
discusses key design considerations for handsets.
Transporting Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel over the MAN
By Scott Kipp
The commonly-employed Fabry-Perot lasers typically permit fiber links of up to 10 to 30 km (operating at gigabit rate in
the 1310-nm wavelength). The search for extending this distance begins with the use of distributed feedback (DFB) lasers,
which can permit fiber links to reach up to 100 km.
Differentiated Services
By William Stallings
The Internet and the Internet Protocol were designed to provide a fair datagram delivery service. Vast amounts of Internet
traffic require differing levels of QoS for different traffic flows. Here's a look at the differentiated services architecture
designed to provide support for a wide range of network services.
Soft Radios and Modems on FPGAs
By
Les Mintzer
The FPGA is now competing with DSP chips for soft radio and modem design. With the application of distributed
arithmetic techniques, the scales are once again tipping in favor of the FPGA.
Puzzled by a network processing design issue?