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Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Communications Theory
Module Code	EE450
School	School of Electronic Engineering
Online Module Resources
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Martin Collier Semester 2: Martin Collier Autumn: Martin Collier
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	7.5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Description

This module will address the problem of transmitting a signal through a noisy channel. It will look at both analog and digital signals. The module audience will be assumed to be familiar with the frequency domain representation of deterministic and stochastic systems.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate the impacts of noise and finite bandwidth on communications channels
2. Compare the performance of a number of analog and digital modulation schemes for both baseband and passband channels
3. Evaluate the trade-offs and performance bounds at each stage of processing when modulating and demodulating signals
4. Perform computer simulations to determine the bit error rates, SNR and other performance parameters of a modulator/channel/demodulator chain

Workload	Full-time hours per semester
*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Lecture	36	No Description
Lecture	36	No Description
Assignment	44	No Description
Assignment	44	No Description
Independent learning time	108	No Description
Independent learning time	108	No Description
Total Workload: 376

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Analog signals.
Transmission of analog bandpass signals, synchronisation, analog modulation techniques, AM, DSBSC, SSBSC, FM and phase modulation, noise in analog modulation systems, digital representation of analog signals..

Digital Signals.
Baseband digital communications: binary bandwidth limited signals and inter-symbol interference, noise and bit errors, adaptive equalisation. Band pass digital systems:binary PSK and FSK, QPSK. Introductory information theory: entropy, discrete memoryless channel, source coding theorem, channel coding..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	20%	Examination Weight	80%

Course Work Breakdown
Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Project	Short assignment evaluating a modulation technique	10%	n/a
Project	Short assignment evaluating another modulation technique	10%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Simon Haykin,: 0, Communication Systems 5/E, 5th edition, 0470169966
John G. Proakis, Masoud Salehi: 2008, Digital communications, McGraw-Hill, Boston, 0071263780
Leon W. Couch II: 2001, Digital and analog communication systems, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, N.J., 0130896306
S. Unnikrishna Pillai Athanasios Papoulis,: 0, Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes International Edition, 0071226613

Other Resources

None

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