Program of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wolaita Sodo University, College of Engineering
Program of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wolaita Sodo University, College of Engineering
Course Objectives & Competences The course aims to make the students:
to be Acquired To understand the principles/concepts of the noise
and the theory of information and coding.
To apply the knowledge of random process in
general and noise in particular in the context of
Communication Systems.
To have sound understanding of the analysis of the
performance of receivers in the presence of noise.
On completion of the course students are expected :
To develop alternative approaches to
modify/redesign of sub-system of Communication
System.
To enable the student to design optimum receivers.
Course Description/Course Contents Noise in receiver
Review of Random Variables and Stochastic
Processes
Mathematical Representation of Noise
Noise in Amplitude Modulation Systems
Noise in Frequency Modulation Systems.
Thresholds in Frequency Modulation Systems
Noise in PCM and DM
Pulse / Digital-Modulation Systems
Receiver
Optimum Receivers design
Channel Equalization
Optimum Filter Design
Information Theory/Coding
Introduction to Information Theory
Entropy, Mutual Information
Source Coding
Introduction to channel coding
Course Outline
CHAPTER-3 2 Weeks
Mathematical Representation of To represent different kinds/Types of
Noise noise mathematically.
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Sources of Noise
3.3 Types of Noise
White Noise
Colored Noise
CHAPTER-4 4 weeks
Noise in Amplitude Modulation Analyze the effect of noise in 3 Weeks
Systems Amplitude modulation.
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Amplitude Modulation Calculate the signal power and noise
receivers power in both SSB-SC and DSB-SC
4.3 Advantage of Super- and also find the SNR.
Heterodyne Principle
4.4 Single-Sideband Suppressed Analyze mathematically the effects
Carrier of noise in Frequency modulation.
Signal Power
Calculate the SNR in an FM signal.
Noise Power
4.5 Double Sideband Suppressed
Carrier
Signal Power
Noise Power
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
CHAPTER -5 2 Weeks
Noise in Pulse Code Modulation
and Delta Modulation
5.1 Introduction
5.2 PCM Transmission
5.3 DM Transmission
CHAPTER-6 2 Weeks
Optimum Receivers Design Optimum Receivers and
6.1 Introduction Optimum Filters for Communication
6.2 Optimum Receiver Design Receivers.
6.3 Channel Equalization
6.4 Optimum Filter Design