Software defined radio (SDR) is an emerging form of radio architecture, whichencompasses a wide range of design techniques in order to realize a truly flexible,and potentially future-proof, transceiver system. As a field, it is very broad, encompassing:systems design, RF, IF, and baseband analogue hardware design, digitalhardware design, and software engineering. Covering all of these topics in sufficientdetail to become a design reference would be a huge task, therefore, this bookfocuses on the former aspects of SDR, namely, systems design and RF, IF, and basebandanalogue hardware design. It also includes an introduction to some of the digitalhardware options for the baseband signal-processing element, although it doesnot attempt to provide detailed design information in this area.The emphasis on analogue hardware and digital conversion technologies stemsfrom the current reality that the antenna plus analogue-to-digital converter (ADC)architecture often envisaged for future radio receivers (and similarly for the transmitter)is far away from becoming a reality in the main cellular communicationsbands. Indeed, there are some very significant challenges to overcome before thiscould ever be considered a realistic architecture for cellular applications, and theseare highlighted in this book.Many of the techniques described in the book are still at the research stage andare presented as ideas for further development. Some of these techniques may neverbecome a reality and may be superseded by alternative technologies; however, theirpresence in this book will hopefully stimulate such alternative ideas and further thedevelopment of the exciting field of SDR.
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