Introduction to communication electronic warfare systems / Richard Poisel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poisel, Richard.

Series:

Artech House information warfare library.

Artech House information warfare library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military telecommunication.

Information warfare.

Computer networks--Security measures.

Computer networks.

Electronics in military engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (572 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston, MA : Artech House, c2002.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

Summary:

Annotation This comprehensive engineering-level resource provides you with an excellent introduction to electronic warfare (EW) for communication systems. Extensively referenced with over 600 equations, it details the components, systems, and operations of electronic warfare systems dedicated to protecting and attacking military communications networks. You are provided with a complete understanding of how modern direction finders for communication signals work, along with their limitations.

Contents:

V

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xv

1 Communication Electronic Warfare Systems 1

1.1 INTRODUCTION 1

1.2 INFORMATION WARFARE 1

1.3 ELECTRONIC WARFARE 3

1.4 ELECTRONIC SUPPORT 5

1.5 ELECTRONIC ATTACK 10

1.6 TYPICAL EW SYSTEM CONFIGURATION 11

1.7 CONCLUDING REMARKS 16

References 16

2 Electromagnetic Signal Propagation 19

2.1 INTRODUCTION 19

2.2 SIGNAL PROPAGATION 19

2.3 RF BAND DESIGNATIONS 20

2.4 POLARIZATION 22

2.5 POWER DENSITY 22

2.6 FREE-SPACE PROPAGATION 24

2.7 DIRECT WAVE 27.

2.8 WAVE DIFFRACTION 33

2.9 REFLECTED WAVES 35

2.10 SURFACE WAVE 40

2.11 DUCTING 41

2.12 METEOR BURST 41

2.13 SCATTERING 42

2.14 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MOBILE VHF CHANNEL 43

2.15 PROPAGATION VIA THE IONOSPHERE 46

2.16 CONCLUDING REMARKS 52

References 53

3 Noise and Interference 55

3.1 INTRODUCTION 55

3.2 THERMAL NOISE 56

3.3 INTERNAL NOISE SOURCES 56

3.4 EXTERNAL NOISE SOURCES 57

3.5 COCHANNEL AND MULTIPATH INTERFERENCE 59

3.6 CONCLUDING REMARKS 60

References 60

4 Radio Communication Technologies 61.

4.1 INTRODUCTION 61

4.2 MODULATION 63

4.3 CODING OF COMMUNICATION SIGNALS 110

4.4 MODEMS 134

4.5 FACSIMILE 140

4.6 COMMUNICATION SECURITY 140

4.7 CONCLUDING REMARKS 148

References 149

5 System Engineering 151

5.1 INTRODUCTION 151

5.2 SYSTEM ENGINEERING 151

5.3 CONCLUDING REMARKS 175

References 176

6 Electronic Support 177

6.1 INTRODUCTION 177

6.2 INTERCEPT 177

6.3 GEOLOCATION 179

6.4 TRIANGULATION WITH MULTIPLE BEARINGS 180

6.5 DEPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS 184

6.6 ELECTRONIC MAPPING 185.

6.7 COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE 185

6.8 OPERATIONAL INTEGRATION WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES 186

6.9 SUPPORT TO TARGETING 187

6.10 CONCLUDING REMARKS 187

References 187

7 Electronic Attack 189

7.1 INTRODUCTION 189

7.2 COMMUNICATION JAMMING 189

7.3 JAMMER DEPLOYMENT 193

7.4 LOOK-THROUGH 194

7.5 ANALOG COMMUNICATIONS 195

7.6 DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS 196

7.7 NARROWBAND/PARTIAL-BAND JAMMING 197

7.8 BARRAGE JAMMING 198

7.9 JAMMING LPI TARGETS 201

7.10 FOLLOWER JAMMER 202

7.11 CONCLUDING REMARKS 203

References 203.

8 Antennas 207

8.1 INTRODUCTION 207

8.2 ISOTROPIC ANTENNA 209

8.3 ANTENNA GAIN 210

8.4 WIRE ANTENNAS 211

8.5 ACTIVE ANTENNAS 220

8.6 APERTURE ANTENNAS 222

8.7 GENETICALLY DESIGNED ANTENNAS 225

8.8 MORE ON ANTENNA GAIN 226

8.9 CONCLUDING REMARKS 228

References 228

9 Receivers 231

9.1 INTRODUCTION 231

9.2 RECEIVERS 232

9.3 TYPES OF RECEIVERS 246

9.4 CONCLUDING REMARKS 263

References 264

10 Signal Processing 265

10.1 INTRODUCTION 265

10.2 ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS 266

10.3 TRANSFORMS 267.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781580535534

1-58053-553-4

OCLC:

70748109