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Important Dates and Events

2 February 2002 (Saturday)
Deadline of Assignment submission.
22 February 2002 (Friday)
Title: Mid-Trimester Test Time: 8:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. Venue: Old Library (Examination Hall)
1 April 2002 - 14 April 2002
Title: Final Examination Weeks

2 February 2002 (Saturday)

Deadline of Assignment submission.

22 February 2002 (Friday)

Title: Mid-Trimester Test

Time: 8:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

Venue: Old Library (Examination Hall)

1 April 2002 - 14 April 2002

Title: Final Examination Weeks

Subject Description

Objectives
To further develop the fundamental knowledge of communications theories and their applications in digital communications. To expose the students to information theory and coding techniques. To further understand antenna theory and radio propagation.
References/Textbooks
Simon Haykin, “Communication Systems”, John Wiley & Sons, 1994. L.W.Couch II, “Modern Communication Systems”, Prentice Hall, 1995. Simon Haykin, “Digital Communications”, John Wiley & Sons, 1988. Roger L.Freeman, “Telecommunication Transmission Handbook”, John Wiley & Sons, 1991. M.Schwartz et al, “Communication Systems and Techniques”, IEEE, 1996. J.Dunlop et al, “Telecommunications Engineering”, Chapman & Hall, 1987. R.E.Ziemar et al, “Principles of Communications”, John Wiley & Sons, 1988. D.R.Smith, “Digital Transmission Systems”, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. M Sexton et al, “Transmission Networking: SONET and the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy”, Artech House, 1992.
Contents
Chapter 1 Frequency Spectrum Review of Fourier analysis, Fourier transform of pulses; characteristics of distortionless signal transmission; signal distortion over bandlimited channel, non-linear channel, multipath propagation channel, fading channel and additive white Gaussian noise channel.
Chapter 2 Pulse Modulations Pulse amplitude modulation, Pulse width modulation, Pulse position modulation.
Chapter 3 Digitization of Speech Signals Sampling theorem, sample-and-hold, time-division multiplexing, Pulse code modulation (PCM), quantization noise, companding, Differential PCM, Delta modulation, overload noise, Adaptive delta modulation.
Chapter 4 Baseband Data Transmission and Digital Modulation Techniques Line coding, Intersymbol interference, Nyquist waveshaping, eye pattern, adaptive equalization. Transmission over bandpass channel. ASK, FSK, PSK, DPSK, M-ary modulation, Continuous phase FSK, MSK.
Chapter 5 Performance of Digital Communication Systems Statistical properties of noise and random signals. Gaussian and Laplacian distribution, Gaussian noise, error function, probability of error calculation, error rates in binary and M-ary transmission, Error analysis of PCM repeater systems. Narrowband noise, Rayleigh distribution and fading, Rician distribution, Matched filter Receiver.
Chapter 6 Information Theory and Coding Discrete message, concept and measurement of information, entropy, information rate, redundancy, Shannon's theorem, Shannon, Fano and Huffman coding algorithm, Linear block code error correction.
Chapter 7 Antenna and Radio propagation Concept of directivity gains, radiation resistance, impedance matching, effective length and capture area of antenna, Gain calculation of simple radiation patterns. Study of some commonly used antenna in communications. Antenna array. Ionosphere, sky waves, critical frequency, maximum usable frequency, skip zone, skip distance, fading, tropospheric scattering. Radio link calculation, VHF and microwave link.
Laboratory
Design and construction of a PWM Converter. Design and construction of resonant inverter ballast for tube lights.

Objectives

To further develop the fundamental knowledge of communications theories and their applications in digital communications.

To expose the students to information theory and coding techniques.

To further understand antenna theory and radio propagation.

References/Textbooks

Simon Haykin, “Communication Systems”, John Wiley & Sons, 1994.

L.W.Couch II, “Modern Communication Systems”, Prentice Hall, 1995.

Simon Haykin, “Digital Communications”, John Wiley & Sons, 1988.

Roger L.Freeman, “Telecommunication Transmission Handbook”, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

M.Schwartz et al, “Communication Systems and Techniques”, IEEE, 1996.

J.Dunlop et al, “Telecommunications Engineering”, Chapman & Hall, 1987.

R.E.Ziemar et al, “Principles of Communications”, John Wiley & Sons, 1988.

D.R.Smith, “Digital Transmission Systems”, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985.

M Sexton et al, “Transmission Networking: SONET and the Synchronous Digital Hierarchy”, Artech House, 1992.

Contents

Chapter 1 Frequency Spectrum

Review of Fourier analysis, Fourier transform of pulses; characteristics of distortionless signal transmission; signal distortion over bandlimited channel, non-linear channel, multipath propagation channel, fading channel and additive white Gaussian noise channel.

Chapter 2 Pulse Modulations

Pulse amplitude modulation, Pulse width modulation, Pulse position modulation.

Chapter 3 Digitization of Speech Signals

Sampling theorem, sample-and-hold, time-division multiplexing, Pulse code modulation (PCM), quantization noise, companding, Differential PCM, Delta modulation, overload noise, Adaptive delta modulation.

Chapter 4 Baseband Data Transmission and Digital Modulation Techniques

Line coding, Intersymbol interference, Nyquist waveshaping, eye pattern, adaptive equalization. Transmission over bandpass channel. ASK, FSK, PSK, DPSK, M-ary modulation, Continuous phase FSK, MSK.

Chapter 5 Performance of Digital Communication Systems

Statistical properties of noise and random signals. Gaussian and Laplacian distribution, Gaussian noise, error function, probability of error calculation, error rates in binary and M-ary transmission, Error analysis of PCM repeater systems. Narrowband noise, Rayleigh distribution and fading, Rician distribution, Matched filter Receiver.

Chapter 6 Information Theory and Coding

Discrete message, concept and measurement of information, entropy, information rate, redundancy, Shannon's theorem, Shannon, Fano and Huffman coding algorithm, Linear block code error correction.

Chapter 7 Antenna and Radio propagation

Concept of directivity gains, radiation resistance, impedance matching, effective length and capture area of antenna, Gain calculation of simple radiation patterns. Study of some commonly used antenna in communications. Antenna array. Ionosphere, sky waves, critical frequency, maximum usable frequency, skip zone, skip distance, fading, tropospheric scattering. Radio link calculation, VHF and microwave link.

Laboratory

Design and construction of a PWM Converter.
Design and construction of resonant inverter ballast for tube lights.

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