Download or read book The Physical Layer of Communications Systems written by Richard A. Thompson and published by Artech House Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 914 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text describes the basic technical background necessary to understand how information is conveyed across such systems as the Internet and mobile phones. It is organised in five parts: fundamentals, theory, transmitting signals, transmission media and techniques. Appendices include modelling and simulation and electromagnetic waves.