Digital Communications
暫譯: 數位通信

本教科書涵蓋數位通信系統的理論與應用。作者提供了數位通信原則的完整且最新的內容。本書涵蓋了數位通信中的廣泛主題，強調連結數位信號與通信理論的基本概念，並為教師提供了一定的靈活性以教授課程。文本內容包括信號分析、機率與隨機過程、類比到數位轉換技術、使用隨機過程的調變理論、數位調變頻譜與錯誤機率、資訊與編碼理論，以及計算機網絡。書中包含多個範例和插圖，以幫助讀者發展對理論的直觀理解。除了作為數位通信課程的核心教材外，本書也可用於數位網絡、資訊理論與編碼或數位調變理論的課程。調變理論使用隨機過程進行探討，這對於本科生教材來說仍然是一種新穎的方法。本書適合電機、電子或通信工程課程的本科生及初級研究生使用。

- 提供數位通信系統的全面涵蓋，涵蓋理論與應用；
- 包含廣泛的主題，強調連結數位信號與通信理論的概念；
- 提供一套教室材料，便於整合到現有及新課程中。

Marcelo Sampaio de Alencar was born in Serrita, Brazil in 1957. He received his Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil, 1980, his Master Degree in Electrical Engineering, from the Federal University of Paraiba (UFPB), Brazil, 1988 and his Ph.D. from the University of Waterloo, 1993. Marcelo S. Alencar has more than four decades of engineering experience, and is currently IEEE Life Senior Member. For 18 years he worked for the Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Paraiba, where he was Full Professor. From 2003 to 2017, he was Chair Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Federal University of Campina Grande, Brazil. Between 1982 and 1984, he worked for the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC). From 2017 to 2019 he was with the Federal University of Bahia, and from 2019 to 2021 he worked for the Senai Cimatec, Salvador. He is now with the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil. He worked for MCI-Embratel and was visiting professor at the University of Toronto. He is founder and President of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Communications (Iecom), founder and Vice-president of the Academy of Sciences of Paraiba (ACParaiba). He has been awarded several scholarships and grants, from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Research (CNPq), two grants from the IEEE Foundation, scholarships from the University of Waterloo and from the Federal University of Paraiba, an achievement award for contributions to the Brazilian Telecommunications Society (SBrT), an award from the Medicine College of the Federal University of Campina Grande (UFCG), and an achievement award from the College of Engineering of the Federal University of Pernambuco, during its 110th year celebration. Marcelo S. Alencar published over 550 engineering and scientific papers and 31 books. He also wrote chapters for 12 books. Marcelo S. Alencar has contributed in different capacities to the following scientific journals: Editor of the Journal of the Brazilian Telecommunication Society; Member of the International Editorial Board of the Journal of Communications Software and Systems (JCOMSS), published by the Croatian Communication and Information Society (CCIS); Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Networks (JNW), published by Academy Publisher; creator and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Communication and Information Systems (JCIS), a joint edition of the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc) and SBrT. He also served on the Board of Directors of SBrT and on the SBMO Council. He is a Registered Professional Engineer, worked as a columnist for the traditional Brazilian newspaper Jornal do Commercio for two decades, and was Vice-President External Relations of SBrT. He is a member of the following societies: IEEE, IEICE (Japan), SBrT, SBMO, SBPC, ABJC and SBEB (Brazil). Marcelo S. Alencar is a laureate of the prestigious Attilio Giarola Medal, of the Brazilian Microwave and Optoelectronics Society (SBMO).

Valdemar Cardoso da Rocha has a BSc degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Escola Politécnica, Recife, Brazil, 1970. PhD degree in electronics from the University of Kent, England, 1976. Faculty Member at Department of Electrical Engineering (1976-1979) and Department of Electronics and Systems (1979-2022), Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil, Professor of Telecommunications at Federal University of Pernambuco (1993-2022). Consultant to the Brazilian Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and the Ministry of Defence on postgraduate education and research in electrical engineering. Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Committee in the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development. Founding member, former President, and Emeritus Member of the Brazilian Telecommunications Society. Life Senior Member of the IEEE Communications Society and the IEEE Information Theory Society. Member of the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal Committee. Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (1992 to 2022). Visiting Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich, the University of Leeds and Lancaster University.

**Marcelo Sampaio de Alencar** 於1957年出生於巴西的Serrita。他於1980年獲得巴西佩魯南聯邦大學（UFPE）電機工程學士學位，1988年獲得巴西帕拉伊巴聯邦大學（UFPB）電機工程碩士學位，1993年獲得滑鐵盧大學博士學位。Marcelo S. Alencar 擁有超過四十年的工程經驗，目前是IEEE終身資深會員。他在巴西帕拉伊巴聯邦大學電機工程系工作了18年，擔任正教授。從2003年到2017年，他是巴西坎皮納大學電機工程系的講座教授。1982年至1984年間，他在聖卡塔琳娜州立大學（UDESC）工作。2017年至2019年，他在巴西巴伊亞聯邦大學工作，2019年至2021年在薩爾瓦多的Senai Cimatec工作。現在他在巴西納塔爾的里約格朗德聯邦大學任職。他曾在MCI-Embratel工作，並擔任多倫多大學的訪問教授。他是高級通訊研究所（Iecom）的創始人和主席，巴拉伊巴科學院（ACParaiba）的創始人和副主席。他獲得了多項獎學金和資助，包括巴西國家科學與技術研究委員會（CNPq）的獎學金、IEEE基金會的兩項資助、滑鐵盧大學和巴西帕拉伊巴聯邦大學的獎學金、巴西電信學會（SBrT）貢獻獎、巴西坎皮納大學醫學院的獎項，以及在佩魯南聯邦大學工程學院110周年慶祝活動中獲得的成就獎。Marcelo S. Alencar 發表了超過550篇工程和科學論文及31本書籍，並為12本書撰寫了章節。他以不同身份為以下科學期刊做出貢獻：巴西電信學會期刊的編輯；克羅埃西亞通訊與信息學會（CCIS）出版的《通訊軟體與系統期刊》（JCOMSS）國際編輯委員會成員；《網絡期刊》（JNW）的編輯委員會成員，由Academy Publisher出版；《通訊與信息系統期刊》（JCIS）的創始人及主編，該期刊是IEEE通訊學會（ComSoc）和SBrT的聯合出版物。他還曾擔任SBrT董事會成員及SBMO理事會成員。他是一名註冊專業工程師，曾在巴西傳統報紙《商業報》（Jornal do Commercio）擔任專欄作家達二十年，並曾擔任SBrT的外部關係副總裁。他是以下學會的成員：IEEE、IEICE（日本）、SBrT、SBMO、SBPC、ABJC和SBEB（巴西）。Marcelo S. Alencar 是巴西微波與光電學會（SBMO）頒發的著名Attilio Giarola獎章的得主。

**Valdemar Cardoso da Rocha** 擁有巴西累西腓的工業技術學院（Escola Politécnica）電氣與電子工程學士學位，1970年獲得。1976年在英國肯特大學獲得電子學博士學位。曾任巴西佩魯南聯邦大學電機工程系（1976-1979）及電子與系統系（1979-2022）的教職，並於1993年至2022年擔任該校電信學教授。曾擔任巴西教育部、科學與技術部及國防部的顧問，專注於電機工程的研究生教育。擔任巴西國家科學與技術發展委員會電機工程委員會主席。是巴西電信學會的創始成員、前主席及榮譽會員。IEEE通訊學會及IEEE信息理論學會的終身資深會員。IEEE亞歷山大·格雷厄姆·貝爾獎委員會成員。數學及其應用學會的研究員（1992年至2022年）。曾擔任瑞士聯邦理工學院-蘇黎世、利茲大學及蘭卡斯特大學的訪問教授。