Course Name | Digital Communications |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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EEE 442 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Course Language | English | ||||||||
Course Type | Elective | ||||||||
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Course Objectives | The purpose of this course is to introduce the theory of digital communications and practice of today’s communications systems. Digital communications at the block diagram level, data compression, scalar and vector quantization, the Nyquist criterion, PAM and QAM modulation, signal constellations, the Shannon limit for AWGN channels, coding techniques, harddecision and softdecision decoding, trelliscoded modulation, the Viterbi algorithm, equalization of linear Gaussian channels. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Topics covered in class include review of modulation and coding theory. Trellis coded modulation (TCM). Digital signaling over fading multipath channels. Spread spectrum signals for digital communications. Multiple access systems, timedivision multiple access, codedivision multiple access, frequencydivision multiple access. OFDM communications systems. |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction; probability & random processes theory review | Chapter 2. Digital Communications. Proakis. ISBN 0072321113. |
2 | Modulation and signal representations | Chapter 3.13.4. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
3 | PAM, PSK, QAM; signal constellation dmin | Chapter 3.13.4. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
4 | Power efficiency; data spectrum determination and spectral efficiency | Chapter 3.13.4. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
5 | AWGN channel; maximum likelihood detection theory | Chapter 4.14.6. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
6 | Matched filtering (coherent receiver); error rates; random phase channel | Chapter 4.14.6. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
7 | Bandlimited channels; intersymbol interference (ISI); Nyquist pulse shaping | Chapter 9.19.5. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
8 | Optimum transmit / receive filters; equalization (linear, decision feedback equalization) | Chapter 9.19.5. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
9 | Multichannel and multicarrier systems; orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) | Chapter 11.111.2. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
10 | Bit and power allocation; peaktoaverage power ratio | Chapter 11.111.2. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
11 | Spread spectrum communications | Chapter 12.112.3. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
12 | Direct sequence spread spectrum; frequencyhopped spread spectrum | Chapter 12.112.3. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
13 | Fading channels | Chapter 13.113.5. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
14 | Diversity techniques for fading multipath channels | Chapter 13.113.5. Digital Communications. Proakis & Salehi. ISBN 0072957166. |
15 | Selected Topics in Digital Communications | Lecture Notes. |
16 | Final review | Lecture Notes. |
Course Notes/Textbooks | J.G. Proakis and M. Salehi, “Digital Communications”, 5th Ed., McGrawHill, 2007, ISBN 0072957166. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | 1. J.G. Proakis and M. Salehi, “Fundamentals of Communication Systems”, ISBN 013147135X. 2. B. Carlson, P.B. Crilly, J.C. Rutledge, “Communication Systems”, McGraw Hill, 2002, ISBN 0071121757. 3. L.W. Couch II, “Modern Communication Systems Principles and Applications”, Prentice Hall, 1995. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | 4 | 20 |
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 4 | 20 |
Portfolio | ||
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 25 |
Final Exam | 1 | 35 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 9 | 65 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 35 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | 4 | 1 | |
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Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 15 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 20 | |
Total | 151 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have adequate knowledge in Mathematics, Science and Electrical and Electronics Engineering; to be able to use theoretical and applied information in these areas on complex engineering problems. | X | ||||
2 | To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex Electrical and Electronics Engineering problems; to be able to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
3 | To be able to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the requirements; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | X | ||||
4 | To be able to devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for analysis and solution of complex problems in Electrical and Electronics Engineering applications; uses computer and information technologies effectively. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or Electrical and Electronics Engineering research topics. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to work efficiently in Electrical and Electronics Engineering disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | X | ||||
7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both orally and in writing; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions. | |||||
8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to Electrical and Electronics Engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of Electrical and Electronics Engineering solutions. | X | ||||
9 | To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; to have knowledge about standards utilized in engineering applications | X | ||||
10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and to be able to communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information, to be able to stay current with developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Electrical and Electronics Engineering. | X |
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