OBJECTIVES• Explains the overall design , performance, and applications of analog-todigital conversion techniques • Discusses sampling , quantizing, and coding-the basis for pulse code modulation • Covers linear and logarithmic PCM, with emphasis on international standards for voice transmission • Describes techniques such as differential PCM and delta modulation that apply to highly correlated signals (speech or video) • Compares the performance of pulse code modulation, delta modulation, and differential PCM , including the effects of transmission error rate and multiple NO coding • Describes the basic principles of vocoding techniques and hybrid coders • Compares speech coding techniques with respect to transmission bit rate and quality • Describes principles of video coding 84 D. R. Smith, Digital Transmission Systems