National Instruments - RF & Communications Handbook [2007, PDF, ENG]

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
RF TERMS AND MEASUREMENTS
Spectral Analysis
Resolution Bandwidth and Dynamic Range
Resolution Bandwidth (RBW)
Noise Floor
Dynamic Range
Spectral Measurements
Power in Band
Occupied Bandwidth
Adjacent Channel Power
Harmonic Distortion
Calculating Harmonic Distortion
Testing for Harmonic Distortion
MODULATION
Mathematical Representation of Modulation
Digital vs. Analog Modulation
Visualization of a Modulated Signal
Analog Modulation
Types of Analog Modulation
Amplitude Modulation (AM)
Frequency Modulation (FM)
Phase Modulation (PM)
Digital Modulation
Introduction to IQ Signals
Mathematical Background
In-phase and Quadrature-phase components
The IQ Representation and Modulation
Advantages of using IQ
Mapping bits to symbols
Bits, Symbls, and Rate
Types of Digital Modulation
Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK)
Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)
Phase Shift Keying (PSK)
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
HARDWARE LABS
Introduction to PXI Hardware
Overview and Background on PXI
PXI Features, Technologies and Benchmarks
Introduction to the National Instruments RF and Communications Platform
Overview of RF VSA, VSG, CW, Switching and Preamp
RF & Communications Test Development Software
Summary
Additional Resources
Hardware Configuration
Configuring the NI PXI-5660
INDEX