ChaoYang University of Technology

Graduate Institute of Networking and Communication Engineering

Course Name :

Digital Communications

Instructor:

Dr. Yung-Fa Huang (黃永發)

Associate Professor

Office:

T2-909

Tel: 886-4-23323000 ext. 4419

Fax: 886-4-23305539

Email: yfahuang@mail.cyut.edu.tw  

Textbook: 1. Sklar, Bernard, "Digital Communications, Fundamentals & Applications,"
2nd Edition, Prentice-Hall Inc., 2001.

2. Pursley, Michael B., "Introduction to Digital Communications," Prentice-Hall Inc., 2005.

Grading:

1. Homeworks and Labs

30%

2. Midterm Exam

30%

3. Final Exam

30%

4. Class Interaction

10%

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Total

100%

Objective:

To introduce to the students the concept of digital communication systems., maximum-likelihood design, digital modulation and demodulation techniques, and performance of digital communication systems using error probability.

Prerequisites: Communications Systems

Course Outline:

n       Introduction

n       1.Probability and Random Variables: Review and  Notation

n       2. Baseband Transmission of Binary Data.

n       3. Coherent Communications.

n       4. Noncoherent Communications. 

n       5. Intersymbol Interference.

n       6. Spread-Spectrum Communication.

 

References:

  1. Haykin, Simon, Digital Communications, John Wiley & Sons, 1988
  2. Haykin, Simon, Communication Systems, 4rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, 2000

Digital Communications

Course Schedule, Academic Year 2006

Week
No.

Dates

Coverage of
Course Contents

Labs, Homeworks,
and Exams

1

Sept. 22

Introduction to Digital Communications

 

2

Sept. 29

Probability and Random Variables

 

3

Oct. 6

Introduction to Random Processes

 

4

Oct. 13

Decision Rules, Matched Filtering

Homework #1

5

Oct. 20

Optimum Filtering, Probability of Error

System VIEW Assignment

6

Oct. 27

Signal Space Concepts ,

Homework #2

7

Nov. 3

Coherent Communications.

System VIEW Assignment

8

Nov. 10

Probability of Correct Decision and Probability of Error

 

9

Nov. 17

Midterm Exam

Midterm Exam

10

Nov. 24

M-ary Modulation Schemes

 

11

Dec. 1

Noncoherent Communications

Homework #3

12

Dec. 8

Noncoherent Communications

System VIEW Assignment

13

Dec. 15

Non-Coherent ML Receiver

Homework #4

14

Dec. 22

Intersymbol Interference.

System VIEW Assignment

15

Dec. 29

Channel Equalizations

Homework #5

16

Jan. 3

Spread-Spectrum Communications (I)

 

17

Jan. 10

Spread-Spectrum Communications (II)

Presentation of Projects

18

Jan. 19

Finals

Finals Exam