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This 3-credit course on Advanced Digital Communication will be taught in the Fall 2015 semester at NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The instructor is Dr. Rizwan Ahmad and the course will cover advanced concepts in digital communications over 14 weeks. Topics will include modulation techniques, channel capacity analysis, communication system performance evaluation, coding theory, diversity techniques, and cognitive radio. Assessment will include quizzes, assignments, two midterms, and a final exam. Students are expected to complete all assignments individually and plagiarism is strictly prohibited.

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Course Outline ADC

This 3-credit course on Advanced Digital Communication will be taught in the Fall 2015 semester at NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The instructor is Dr. Rizwan Ahmad and the course will cover advanced concepts in digital communications over 14 weeks. Topics will include modulation techniques, channel capacity analysis, communication system performance evaluation, coding theory, diversity techniques, and cognitive radio. Assessment will include quizzes, assignments, two midterms, and a final exam. Students are expected to complete all assignments individually and plagiarism is strictly prohibited.

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NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer

Science
A center of excellence for quality education and research

Advanced Digital Communication


Course Code:
Credit Hours:

EE-851
3

Instructor:

Dr. Rizwan Ahmad

Office:
Lecture Days:
Class Room:

C-302, IAEC Building, SEECS


Monday and Thursday
IAEC Seminar Hall

Knowledge Group:

Telecom and Computer Networks

Semester:
Prerequisite Codes:
Discipline:
Telephone:
E-mail:
Consulting Hours:
Updates on LMS:

Fall 2015
Signals & Systems, Digital
Communications, Data
Communications
MSEE(T&CN), MSEE(RFMW)
and MSEE(DSP)
+92 -51 9085 2118
[email protected]
Thursday after class.
Through appointment on e-mail
Fridays

Course Description:
The objective of this course is to introduce graduate students to the advanced concepts in digital
communications. The course will start with an introduction to digital communication as applied to
communication systems. This introduction will be followed by in-depth lectures on discrete and
continuous-time modulation techniques and their working with standard communication channels in the
presence of noise. Students would be introduced to mathematical tools for analysis of capacity of the
communication channels and analyze end-to-end performance of a communication system. Starting
from a basic communication system foundation, we would gradually increase students comfort level
culminating with latest advances in digital communications arena. The course will conclude with
coverage of advanced topics digital modulations, equalization and new technologies. This course will
also include an introduction to information and coding theory. The concepts learnt in this course will allow
the students to identify and employ appropriate analytical tools for design of complex communication
systems for their MS and PhD theses.

Course Outcomes/Objectives:
On the completion of the course, the student will be able to demonstrate the following:
Comprehensive understanding on design of a digital communication system and underlying concepts.

Recommended Text Books:


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John G. Proakis, Digital Communications, 4th Edition.


Bernard Sklar, Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications, 2nd Edition.
B.P. Lathi, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 3rd Edition.
Simon S. Haykin, Digital Communications, 4th Edition, Wiley.

Additional Resources:
1. Robert G. Gallager, Principles of Digital Communication, Cambridge University Press
2. Robert Gallager, Digital Communications-I Text Notes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
3. David Forney, Digital Communications-II Text Notes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
4. Andrea Goldsmith, Digital Communications Undergraduate Text Notes, Stanford University

Matlab Tutorial for assignment and implementation of studied concepts

Main Topics to be covered:


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Topics to be covered
Introduction: Digital Communications
(Review of Typical Undergraduate Digital
Communications concepts)
Basic Communication System:
Components
Quantization
Source and Channel Waveforms
Vector Spaces and Signal Space
Channels, Modulation, Demodulation
Random Processes and Noise
Detection in the Presence of Noise
Eye Diagrams
Equalization
Linear & non linear
Zero forcing, MMSE, DFE, MLSE,
Adaptive
BER performance of BPSK, QPSK, MQAM
Multiuser Communications
Advanced Topics in Modulations: Adaptive
Modulation and Hierarchical Modulation
Gap between Uncoded Performance &
Shannon Limit
Introduction to Information Theory &
coding (if time permits)
Advanced Topics:
Diversity (Time, frequency & space)
Combining Techniques (SC, TC, EGC &
MRC)
Multi Access Interference, Multi User
Detection
Interference Cancellation techniques (SIC,
PIC)
Cooperative Communications (DF, AF, SF
& CF)
Cognitive Radios (Sensing, spectrum
sharing etc.)
Multiuser communications

Lectures
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6

Weightage:
Quizzes:
Assignments/
Term paper:
OHT-1:

10%
10 15%

OHT-2:
Final Exam:

15%
45 50%

15%

Course Policy:

Quiz Policy: The quizzes will be unannounced and normally last for 10 - 15 minutes. The
question framed is to test the concepts involved in last few lectures. Number of quizzes that
will be used for evaluation is at the instructors discretion.

Assignment Policy: In order to develop comprehensive understanding of the subject,


assignments will be given. Late assignments will not be accepted / graded. All assignments
will count towards the total. The students are advised to do the assignment themselves.
Copying of assignments is highly discouraged and violations will be dealt with severely by
referring any occurrences to the disciplinary committee. The questions in the assignment are
meant to be challenging to give students confidence and extensive knowledge about the
subject matter and enable them to prepare for the exams.

Plagiarism: SEECS maintains a zero tolerance policy towards plagiarism. While collaboration
in this course is highly encouraged, you must ensure that you do not claim other peoples
work/ ideas as your own. Plagiarism occurs when the words, ideas, assertions, theories,
figures, images, programming codes of others are presented as your own work. You must cite
and acknowledge all sources of information in your assignments. Failing to comply with the
SEECS plagiarism policy will lead to strict penalties including zero marks in assignments and
referral to the academic coordination office for disciplinary action.

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