Understanding information transmission [electronic resource] / John B. Anderson and Rolf Johannesson.
Material type: TextSeries: Understanding science and technology seriesPublication details: Piscataway, NJ : IEEE Press ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Interscience, c2005.Description: viii, 311 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 0471711209 (electronic bk.)
- 9780471711209 (electronic bk.)
- 621.3822
IEEE ebook
IT Carlow ebook
Includes bibliographical references and index.
First ideas and some history -- Mathematical methods of information transmission: why sinusoids? -- Information sources: what is out there to be sent? -- Transmission methods: How is information sent? -- Information theory and coding: what did Shannon promise? -- Cryptology: FUBSWRORJB?? -- Communication networks: let's get connected.