This document discusses the calculation of noise in communication systems. It begins by defining noise as unwanted energy that interferes with signals. It then provides an example calculation of noise at the input of a two-stage cascade amplifier. The key steps are:
1) Calculate the noise voltage due to the output resistance of each stage and transfer it to the input of the next stage.
2) Calculate the equivalent input resistance by adding the input resistances and noise resistance contributions from each stage.
3) This equation can then be used to calculate the total noise resistance at the input of the first stage.