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Principles of Communication (3-0-2)

This document outlines the course objectives, content, evaluation criteria, and references for a Principles of Communication course, which introduces students to basic communication principles, technologies, and systems through theory lectures, practical experiments in MATLAB, and a focus on modulation methods, signal processing, and both wired and wireless communication systems. The course is evaluated through sessions, a final exam, and laboratory experiments, with topics including signals, digital signaling, modulation systems, and applications to telephone, satellite, fiber optic, and cellular networks.

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Principles of Communication (3-0-2)

This document outlines the course objectives, content, evaluation criteria, and references for a Principles of Communication course, which introduces students to basic communication principles, technologies, and systems through theory lectures, practical experiments in MATLAB, and a focus on modulation methods, signal processing, and both wired and wireless communication systems. The course is evaluated through sessions, a final exam, and laboratory experiments, with topics including signals, digital signaling, modulation systems, and applications to telephone, satellite, fiber optic, and cellular networks.

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Principles of Communication (3 – 0 – 2)

Evaluation:
Theory Practical Total
Sessiona 30 20 50
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Final 50 - 50
Total 80 20 100

Course Objectives:
1. The student should become familiar with basic principles and the technology behind
communication, common terminology, concepts, equipment and techniques of signal
processing for communications.
2. The student should be able to analyze the performance of various modulation methods
for analogue and digital transmission, evaluate the effect of noise on signal reception and
assemble signal processing modules to implement communications systems.

Course Contents:

1. Introduction (5 hrs)
1.1 Digital and Analog Sources and Systems
1.2 Deterministic and Random Waveforms
1.3 Block Diagram of a Communication System
1.4 Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves
1.5 Information Measure, Channel Capacity and Ideal Communication Systems
1.6 Coding

2. Signals and Spectra (7 hrs)


2.1 Properties of Signals and Noise
2.2 Fourier Transform and Spectra
2.3 Power Spectral Density and Auto-correlation Function
2.4 Orthogonal Series Representation of Signals and Noise
2.5 Fourier Series
2.6 Review of Linear Systems, Band limited Signals and Noise
2.7 Discrete Fourier Transform
2.8 Bandwidth of Signals.

3. Base-band Pulse and Digital Signaling (8 hrs)


3.1 Introduction
3.2 Pulse Amplitude Modulation
3.3 Pulse Code Modulation
3.4 Digital Signaling
3.5 Line Codes and Spectra
3.6 Inter-symbol Interference
3.7 Differential Pulse Code Modulation & Delta Modulation
3.8 Time Division Multiplexing
3.9 Packet Transmission System
3.10 Pulse Time Modulation: Pulse Width Modulation and Pulse Position Modulation

4. Principles of Signaling and Circuits (8 hrs)


4.1 Complex Envelope Representation of Bandpass Waveforms
4.2 Representation of Modulated Signals
4.3 Spectrum of Bandpass Signals
4.4 Evaluation of Power
4.5 Bandpass Filtering and Linear Distortion
4.6 Bandpass Sampling Theorems
4.7 Received Signal plus Noise
4.8 Classification of Filters and Amplifiers
4.9 Nonlinear Distortion
4.10 Limiters, Mixers, Up Converters, and Down Converters
4.11 Frequency Multipliers: Detector Circuits, Phase-Locked Loops and Frequency
Synthesizers
4.12 Direct Digital Synthesis, Transmitters and Receivers.

5. AM, FM, and Digital Modulated System (9 hrs)


5.1 Amplitude Modulation
5.2 AM Broadcast Technical Standards
5.3 Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier
5.4 Costas Loop and Squaring Loop
5.5 Asymmetric Sideband Signals
5.6 Phase Modulation and Frequency Modulation
5.7 Frequency Division Multiplexing and FM Stereo
5.8 FM Broadcast Technical Standards
5.9 Binary Modulated Bandpass Signaling
5.10 Multilevel Modulated Bandpass Signaling
5.11 Minimum Shift Keying (MSK) and GMSK
5.12 Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)
5.13 Spread Spectrum Systems.

6. Wire and Wireless Communication Systems (8 hrs)


6.1 The Explosive Growth of Telecommunications
6.2 Telephone Systems
6.3 Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL)
6.4 Capacities of Public Switched Telephone Networks
6.5 Satellite Communication Systems
6.6 Link Budget Analysis
6.7 Fiber Optic Systems
6.8 Cellular Telephone Systems
6.9 Television.
Laboratory Experiments:
The student will make use of MATLAB programming language for designing, analyzing and
simulating various communication systems using personal computer (PC). The students should
perform case studies related to the above mentioned topics.

Text Book:
Couch 11, L. W., Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Sixth Edition, 2001, Pearson
Education Asia, ISBN: 81-7808-328-0.

References:
1. S. Haykin, An Introduction to Analog and Digital Communication, Wiley, New York,
1989.
2. B.P. Lathi, Modern Analog and Digital Communication Systems, Prism Book Pvt. Ltd.
3. Kolimbiris, H., Digital Communication Systems, 2000, Pearson Education Asia, ISBN:
817808-332-9.
4. S. Haykin, Digital Communication, John Wiley

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