The Application of Programmable DSPs in Mobile Communications
Alan Gatherer & Edgar Auslander, both of Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas
0471 48643 4
November 2001
Hardback
400pp
With the introduction of WAP in Europe and I-mode in Japan, mobile terminals took their first
steps out of the world of mobile telephony and into the world of mobile data. At the same time,
the shift from 2nd generation to 3rd generation cellular technology has increased the potential
data rate available to mobile users by tenfold as well as shifting data transport from circuit
switched to packet data. These fundamental shifts in nature and the quantity of data available
to mobile users has led to an explosion in the number of applications being developed for future
digital terminal devices. Though these applications are diverse they share a common need for
complex Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and in most cases benefit from the use of programmable
DSPs (Digital Signal Processors).
Features contributions from experts who discuss the implementation and applications of programmable DSPs
Includes detailed introductions to speech coding, speech recognition, video and audio compression, biometric identification and their application for mobile communications devices
Discusses the alternative DSP technology which is attempting to unseat the programmable DSP from the heart of tomorrow's mobile terminals
Presents innovative new applications that are waiting to be discovered in the unique environment created when mobility meets signal processing
The Application of Programmable DSPs in Mobile Communications provides an excellent overview for
engineers moving into the area of mobile communications or entrepreneurs looking to understand
state of the art in mobile terminals. It is also a must for students and professors looking for
new application areas where DSP technology is being applied.
Contents:
Introduction
The History of DSP Based Artchitectures in Second Generation Cellular Handsets
The Role of Programmable DSPs in Dual Mode (2G/3G) Handsets
Programmable DSPs for 3G Base Station Modems
The Use of Programmable DSPs in Antenna Array Processing
Software Defined Radio: The Challenges of Software Radio
Enabling Multimedia Applications in 2.5G and 3G Wireless Terminals: Challenges and Solutions
A Flexible Distributed Java Environment for Wireless PDA Architectures based on DSP Technology
Speech Coding Standards in Mobile Communications
Speech Recognition Solutions for Wireless Devices
Video and Audio Coding for Mobile Applications
Security Paradigm for Mobile Terminals
Biometric Systems Applied to Mobile Communications
The Role of Programmable DSPs in Digital Radio
Benchmarking DSP Architectures for Low Power Applications
Low Power Sensor Networks
The Pleiades Architecture
Application Specific Instruction Set Architecture Extensions for DSPs
The Pointing Wireless Device for Delivery of Location Based Applications
