This book is a result of the recent rapid advances in two related technologies: communications
and computers.
This book is divided into three major sections.
The first section, Introduction, consists of two chapters. The first of these introductory chapters discusses the motivation for using simulation in both the analysis and the design process. Chapter 2 focuses on methodology at a very high level. Many of the basic concepts used throughout the book are introduced here.
The second section, Fundamental Techniques, consists of nine chapters. These nine chapters present basic material encountered in almost all simulations of communication systems.
The third section of this book, Advanced Models and Simulation Techniques, is
devoted to a number of specialized topics encountered when developing more advanced
simulations.
Although this book is targeted to a one-semester course in communications,
there is more material included here than is typically covered in a one-semester
course. In the view of the authors, all courses using this book should cover the first
two sections (Chapters 1-11). The instructor can then complete the course with
selected material from the third section (Chapters 12-18), assuming that time is
available.