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diff --git a/chapter00/preface.tex b/chapter00/preface.tex index 4bea33e..11cb160 100644 --- a/chapter00/preface.tex +++ b/chapter00/preface.tex @@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ Each interconnected electronic component is a communication system. Even if a de Understanding digital communication systems is of great importance in many engineering and non-engineering fields, for example: \begin{itemize} - \item \textbf{Automation} -- - \item \textbf{Medical Systems} -- - \item \textbf{Transport} -- railway, air traffic - \item \textbf{Public Safety} -- - \item \textbf{Agriculture} -- - \item \textbf{Energy Sector} -- + \item \textbf{Automation} -- The components of an automation system are interconnected. There are bus systems like ProfiBus in machine control. Non-safety applications may use wireless systems (RFID in logistics, etc.). + \item \textbf{Medical Systems} -- Telemedicine requires broadband systems for communication between health care professionals or between a health care professional and a patient. Robotic surgery has tight requirements on latency and reliability. + \item \textbf{Transport} -- Public infrastructure (railway, air traffic) need safety systems. Aeronautical radio is the basis for air traffic management. Vehicles like high-speed trains, aircrafts or cars require communication devices on board so that their components can + \item \textbf{Public Safety} -- Authorities and organizations responsible for safety (police, fire brigades, civil protection) must reliably exchange information to run their missions. + \item \textbf{Agriculture} -- Future agriculture uses sensors to observe soil parameters, vital signs of animals, etc. Weather forecasts would be impossible without communication technology (weather radar, weather satellites). + \item \textbf{Energy Sector} -- Smart grids rely on information exchange between energy producers and energy consumers. Communication technologies enable an efficient control of the power network. \end{itemize} \printbibliography[heading=subbibliography] |