COMM 1001: Modulation & Coding
Course Instructor
Instructor Office
Lecture Time & Loc.
Instructor Email
: Tallal Elshabrawy
: C3.321
: Mon. 1sd Slot (08:30 PM – 10:00AM) H8,
Thurs. 3rd Slot (12:15 PM - 1:45PM) H8
: tallal.el-shabrawy@guc.edu.eg
References
 “Communication Systems”, S. Haykin, Wiley; 4th edition,
2000
 “Digital Communications”, J. G. Proakis, McGraw-Hill, 4
edition, 2000
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“Digital Communications: Fundamental & Applications”, B.
Sklar, Prentice Hall, 2001
 “OFDM for Wireless Multimedia Communications”, Richard
D.J. van Nee, Artech House Publishers, 1999
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Course Pre-Requisites
 Signals & Systems
 Communication Theory
 Channel Coding
 Modulation II
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Why Modulation & Coding
 Communications:
Modulation & Coding constitute two thirds of the soul of
digital communications
 Networks:
To design an optimal communication network,
understanding physical layer capabilities of such network is
of significant importance
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What will you learn from the Course?
 Basics of Modulation & Coding
 Tradeoffs of Modulation & Coding
 Modulation in latest generations of digital communications
 Channel coding techniques in latest generations of digital
communications
 How modulation & coding complement each other in latest
generations of digital communications
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What do you need to study the Course?
 Understand the physical meaning of things.
(Digital communications is not just
equations/derivations)
 Probability
 Problem Solving
 MATLAB Programming
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Course Assessment
 Assignments (Theoretical)
10%
 Assignments (Practical)
5%
 Quiz (Theoretical)
10%
 Project (Theoretical)
10%
 Mid-Term Exam (Theoretical) 20%
 Final Exam (Theoretical)
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Course Contents
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Previously on IET
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Modulation & Coding (Introduction)
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Signals & Systems
Communication theory
Channel coding
Modulation II
Tradeoffs
Trellis Coded Modulation (TCM)
Modulation & Coding Schemes in latest generations of digital
communications
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Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) (Modulation)
Turbo Codes (Channel Coding)
LDPC (Channel Coding)
Adaptive Modulation & Coding
Hierarchical Modulation
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