The University of Jordan
School of Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
1st Semester – A.Y. 2014/2015
Course:
Communications II – 0903422
Instructor:
Dr. Jamal Rahhal
Telephone: 5355000 ext 22853, Email: rahhal@ju.edu.jo
Course Website:
http://fetweb.ju.edu.jo/staff/EE/jrahhal/DigComm2.html
Catalog Data:
Introduction. Digital modulation formats. Optimum receiver design. Matched filter
derivation and design of digital modulation formats. Signal space
representation.
Performance evaluation for digital modulation formats in AWGN channel. Probability of
symbol and bit error for the different modulation formats. Fading channel models.
Evaluation of the probability of symbol and bit error in
fading channels. Spread
Spectrum Communications: DS/SS, FH/SS. Introduction to channel coding.
Prerequisites by
Course:
Prerequisites
By Topic:
EE 0903421 – Communications I (pre-requisite)
Textbook:
Modern Digital and Analog Communications Systems by B. P. Lathi and Zhi Ding,
Oxford University Press, 4th Edition, 2009.
References:
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Students are assumed to have a had sufficient knowledge pertaining to the following:
 Fourier transform and signal analysis, analog modulation techniques, basics of digital
modulation techniques.
 Probability and random variables.
 Electronics and Circuits.
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Schedule &
Duration:
Minimum Student
Material:
Minimum College
Facilities:
Course
Objectives:
(3 Cr. – Core Course)
Analog and Digital Communication Systems by Martin S Roden, Discovery Press, 5th
Edition, 2003.
Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications by Bernard Sklar, Prentice
Hall, 2nd Edition, 2001.
Digital Communications by John Proakis and Masoud Salehi McGraw-Hill, 5th
Edition, 2007.
Digital and Analog Communication Systems by Leon W. Couch, Prentice Hall, 8th
Edition, 2012.
An Introduction to Digital and Analog Communications by Simon Haykin and
Michael Moher, Wiley, 2nd Edition, 2006.
Fundamentals of Communication Systems by John G. Proakis and Masoud Salehi,
Prentice Hall, 2nd Edition, 2013.
Fundamentals of Communications Systems by Michael P. Fitz, McGraw-Hill
Professional; 1st Edition, 2007.
Contemporary Communication Systems using MATLAB by John G. Proakis, et. al.,
Thomson-Engineering, 3nd Edition, 2012.
16 Weeks, 42 contact hours (50 minutes each) including exams.
Textbook, class handouts, scientific calculator, and an access to a personal computer.
Classroom with whiteboard and projection display facilities, library, computational
facilities.
The following are the main objectives of this course:
 Introduce detailed functional units of basic and modern digital communications
systems.
 Develop the capability of students to analyze and design baseband digital
communication systems.
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Develop the capability of the student to analyze, design and evaluate the performance
of digital communications systems in the presence of AWGN noise and over fading
channels.
Introduction to the treatment of noise and channel models in digital communications
systems.
Introduce the basics of channel encoding and information theory.
Course Learning Outcomes and Relation to ABET Student Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, a student should:
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Analyze and design systems that convert analog signals into digital baseband and carrier signals for
transmission over appropriate communications channels.
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Analyze and design baseband and bandpass digital communication systems for data transmission.
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Analyze and estimate the performance of various digital receivers in the presence of noise.
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Ability to apply source, line and channel encoding /decoding techniques.
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Become acquanited with the digital modulation techniques: ASK, FSK, and PSK.
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Topic Description
Review of Signals and Orthogonality Principles.
Introduction to Digital Communication Systems.
Digital baseband techniques. Binary and non-binary transmission. Matched filter receiver. BER in
AWGN channels
Bandpass digital modulation techniques. Binary and M-ary modulation. BER in AWGN channels.
Differential Digital Modulation techniques.
Band limited channels and spectral analyses of digital signal.
Fading channels.
Coded Modulation and Spread Spectrum modulation.
Channel Coding: Linear Block Codes, Cyclic Codes, CRC and Convolutional Codes.
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Ground Rules:
Attendance is required and highly encouraged. To that end, attendance will be taken
every lecture. All exams (including the final exam) should be considered cumulative.
Exams are closed book. No scratch paper is allowed. You will be held responsible for all
reading material assigned, even if it is not explicitly covered in lecture notes. Course work
including assignments and the use of MATLAB.
Assessments:
Grading policy:
Exams, Quizzes, Projects, and Assignments.
Last Updated:
Course Work and Quizzes
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Total
September 2014
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