COM-302 / 6 credits

Teacher: Telatar Emre

Language: English


Summary

This course is on the foundations of digital communication. The focus is on the transmission problem (rather than being on source coding).

Content

Keywords

Detection, estimation, hypothesis testing, Nyquist, bandwidth, error probability, coding, decoding, baseband, passband, AM, QAM, PSK.

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Signal processing for communications and Modèles stochastiques pour les communications

Important concepts to start the course

Linear algebra, probability.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Estimate the error probability of a communication link
  • Design a "physical layer" communication link
  • Implement a prototype of a "physical layer" transmitter/receiver via Matlab

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra + exercises + project. Lots of reading at home and exercises in class.

Assessment methods

With continuous control

Resources

Moodle Link

Prerequisite for

Advanced Digital Communications

Software-Defined Radio: A Hands-On Course

In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Principles of digital communications
  • Lecture: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Principles of digital communications
  • Lecture: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Principles of digital communications
  • Lecture: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Principles of digital communications
  • Lecture: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks

Reference week

 MoTuWeThFr
8-9     
9-10     
10-11     
11-12     
12-13     
13-14  MEB331 MEB331
14-15   MEB331
15-16   
16-17     
17-18     
18-19     
19-20     
20-21     
21-22     

Wednesday, 13h - 16h: Lecture MEB331

Friday, 13h - 14h: Lecture MEB331

Friday, 14h - 16h: Exercise, TP MEB331

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