Simulation and implementation tools for signal processing and communication systems

Abstract

It is now possible to move easily from a top-level simulation model of a system toward its implementation. While this path is seamless and nearly complete for the digital implementation, gaps still exist for the implementation of RF and optical portions of communication systems. The author describes the state of the art in waveform (or functional) level simulation tools for communication and signal processing systems with links to digital implementation.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>