Modulation Types
V. 1.0 - 22.09.2003
Copyright (C) 09/2003 by Howard Fuhs
In this lecture I refer to several different modulation types (analog as well as digital). I want to give a brief overview about the short cuts of modulation types I will mention and the meaning of the short cuts.
| AM | Amplitude Modulation |
| FM | Frequency Modulation |
| PCM | Pulse Code Modulation |
| PAM | Pulse Amplitude Modulation |
| FDMA | Frequency Division Multiple Access |
| TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
| CDMA | Code Division Multiple Access |
| TDM | Time Division Multiplexing |
| PSK | Phase Key Shifting |
| QPSK | Quaternary Phase Key Shifting |
| SCPC | Single Channel Per Carrier |
| FEC | Forward Error Coding |
| Spread Spectrum | |
I invite your suggestions for revising this document. I plan to review and revise this document as the need arises.
Copyright (C) 09/2003 by Howard Fuhs
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