CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Summer 2015
Instructor:
Dr. M. R. Soleymani, Office: EV-5.125, Telephone: 848-2424 ext: 4103.
Office Hours: Wednesday, 14:00 to 16:00.
Lecture: Tuesday, Thursday 10:15 to 12:45.
Room: MB-1.301
Text:
B.P. Lathi, Zhi
Ding, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 4th. Ed., Oxford
University Press, 2009.
Lab Manual: Communication
Circuits and Systems Laboratory Manual
Requirements: Knowledge of linear systems, ELEC
361: Signals and Systems
Knowledge
of basic probability/random variables, ENGR 371: Probability and Statistics in
Engineering
Areas to be Covered:
Topic |
Book Sections |
Signal
classification, Signal operations |
2.1,
2.2, 2.3, 2.4 |
Fourier
series (trigonometric and exponential) |
2.8, 2.9 |
Aperiodic signals
& Fourier transform |
3.1, 3.2, 3.3 |
Signals in linear systems Energy and power spectral density of signals |
3.4, 3.7, 3.8 |
Amplitude Modulation (DSB-SC) |
4.1, 4.2 |
Amplitude Modulation (DSB-LC) |
4.3 |
Amplitude
Modulation (SSB and VSB) |
4.5, 4.6 |
Amplitude
Modulation (PLLs for carrier recovery and Superheterodyne
receiver) |
4.7, 4.8 |
Angle Modulation
(narrowband and wideband FM) |
5.1,
5.2 |
Angle Modulation
(Generation of FM) |
5.3 |
Angle Modulation
(Demodulation of FM, pre-emphasis and de-emphasis) |
5.4, 5.5 |
Sampling,
interpolation, and aliasing |
6.1 |
Pulse Code
Modulation (analog-to-digital conversion, uniform and non-uniform
quantization) |
6.2 |
Line Coding
techniques – polar, on-off, AMI |
7.1, 7.2 |
Pulse Shaping –
purpose and theory, Nyquist criterion, partial
response |
7.3 |
Digital scrambling,
eye diagram, equalization (very general) |
7.4, 7.5 |
Performance of
digital communication (detection error probability) |
7.6, 7.7, 7.8 |
Representation of
Noise |
Chapter 11 |
Performance (SNR)
of Amplitude Modulation |
12.1, 12.2 |
Performance (SNR)
of Angle Modulation |
12.3 |
CEAB Graduate Attribute
In this course, “Engineering Tools Usage: Spectrum Analyzer” will be taught and practiced in the laboratory. There will be a lab test for evaluation of this attribute.
Lecture Notes:
Lectures
1 to 6: LECTURES_1_TO_6.pdf
Lectures
7 to 12: LECTURES_7_TO_12
Assignments:
·
Assignment
1.
Laboratory
There are five experiments. There will also be a lab test. See the course web site for detailed lab schedule and lab rules. Lab coordinator is Mr. Jeffrey Landry in H851-02 (Tel: (514) 848-2424 Ext. 3115, email: jlandry@encs.concordia.ca). You may down load the Laboratory Manual here.
Solutions:
Sample Exams:
Midterm 2009: MIDTERM_2009.pdf
Final 2006: final_problems_2009.pdf
Grading Scheme:
Assignments
10%
Labs
15%
Note: Labs are compulsory.
Midterm Exam (May 26, 2015) 25%
Note: Failing to write the midterm results in losing the corresponding
25%.
Final
Exam
50%
Academic Code of Conduct
All Concordia University students must abide by the University's code of conduct which can be found in section 17.10 of Concordia University Undergraduate Calendar.
Expectations of Originality
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You must write one of the following statements on the title page of each piece of work that you submit:
For individual work: “I certify that this submission is my original work and meets the Faculty's Expectations of Originality”, with your signature, I.D. #, and the date.
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