ay, Vector Quantization and Signal Compression. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992. An incredibly detailed, nicely written book in the area of source coding. It is intended as a graduate level text but if you want a great reference on source coding, this is it. 8. Texas Instruments Application Note SPRA163A, A-law and mu-Law Companding Implementations Using the TMS320C54x, December 1997. www-s.ti.com/sc/psheets/spra163a/spra163a.pdf Good details on u-law and A-law companding. For further reading on the topics of Chapters 5 and 6, try: 9. Stephen G. Wilson, Digital Modulation and Coding, Prentice Hall, 1995. A graduate-level engineering text that gives good insight into the fundamentals of modulation and coding. For further insight into the topics of Chapter 7, try: 10. Viterbi Algorithm Workshop, by Brian C. Joseph, www.alantro.com/viterbi/ viterbi.htm This is a nice Java applet simulation of the Viterbi Algorithm as applied to binary convolutional codes. For further reading on the topics of Chapter 9, check out: 11. E. Lee and D. Messerschmidt, Digital Communications. Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988. A tough book to read, but in chapters 6-10 it does offer a presentation to equaliza- tion that is significantly different than that offered in Proakis's book. Annotated References and Bibliography For further reading on the topics of Chapter 10, try: 12. H. Van Trees, Detection, Estimation and Modulation Theory: Part I. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 1968. Man, you say, this author is recommending a 1968 book. How old is this guy anyway? Actually, this is THE classic in the field of detection and estimation. It can be a tough read at times, but if you want all the details of detection and estimation discussed in Chapter 10, I recommend it. It's out of print, but you can probably find a copy online. For further reading on the topics in Chapter 11, try: 13. J.S. Lee and L.E. Miller, CDMA Systems Engineering Handbook. Boston, MA: Artech House Publishers, 1998. This fat book, over 1,000 pages 