DEPT. OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS
ENGINEERING
EE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS
Teaching Methods
Semester
Lecture
Recite
Lab.
Field
Study
Homework
Other
Total
Credit
42
-
-
-
60
60
162
3
1-2
Language
Compulsory /
Elective
Prerequisites
Course
Contents
Credits
ECTS
Credit
7,5
English
Elective
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Characterization of communication signals and systems. Optimum receivers
for additive white Gaussian noise channel.
Carrier and symbol
synchronization. Signal design for bandlimited channels. Communication
through bandlimited linear filter channels. Adaptive equalization.
Course
Objectives
Learning
Outcomes and
Competences
To learn the required digital modulation, signal design and equalization techniques in digital
communication systems.
To learn the representation and characterization of digital communication signals and
systems. To understand the optimum receiver structures for AWGN channels and to do
performance analysis of different modulation techniques with these receivers. To understand
and apply the signal design and equalization techiques over bandlimited linear filter
channels. Introduction to information theory and error control coding.
Textbook and
/or
References
1-) John. G. Proakis. Digital Communications, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill Inc
Assessment
Criteria
If
any,mark
Percent
(%)
as (X)
X
30
X
20
Other
X
10
Final Exam
X
40
Midterm Exams
Quizzes
Homeworks
Projects
Term Paper
Laboratory Work
Instructors
Assist. Prof. Dr. Özgür Ertuğ
Week
Subject
1
Introduction to digital communication systems. Fundamentals of probability, random
variables and random processes
2
Fundamentals of probability, random variables and random processes.
3
Representation of bandpass signals and systems, signal space representation
4
Representation of digitally modulated signals
5
Optimum receiver for AWGN channels, performance analysis of memoryless digital
modulation techniques with optimum receiver for AWGN channels I
Performance analysis of memoryless digital modulation techniques with optimum receiver
for AWGN channels II
6
7
Channel capacity and its relation to channel coding
8
Linear block and convolutional error-correcting codes for digital communications
9
MIDTERM
10
Signal design and characterization for bandlimited channels, error rate in PAM symbol
detection, modulation codes for spectrum shaping
11
Optimum receiver for AWGN channels with ISI
12
Lineer equalization, decision-feedback equalization
13
Adaptive lineer equalization, adaptive decision-feedback equalization
14
Project presentations