ECE 650 Digital Communication II

CHAPTER 0
Course Outline

Prof. Fawzy Ibrahim

Vice Dean of Faculty of Engineering
Professor of Electronics and Communication
Misr International University (MIU)
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0.1 Course Description and Objectives.
0.2 Course Administration
0.3 Course Outline
0.4 Grade Distribution

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0.1 Course Description and Objectives

ECE650 Digital Communication II
Communication Systems Overview: Communication System Structure, Basic
Communication Concepts, Modulation Techniques, Digital Communication
Systems, Information Measures, Channel Capacity Noise, Error and Coding.
Signals and Spectra: Sampling of Analog Signals, Discrete Fourier Transform
(DFT) and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT).
Baseband Pulse Modulation and Digital Signaling: Pulse Amplitude Modulation
(PAM), PWM, PPM, Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), Differential Pulse Code
Modulation (DPCM), Delta Modulation, Line Codes Spectra, Multilevel
Signaling, Intersymbol Interference, Time Division Multiplexing and Packet
Transmission System.
Transceiver architectures and characteristics, Cryptography and Optical
communication systems.

Course goals
Ability to understand the analysis and design of digital communication
systems considering these four main concerns:
1. Selection of information bearing waveform.
2. Bandwidth and the power of the waveform.
3. Effect of system noise of the received information.
4. Cost of the system
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Instructor:

Prof. Fawzy Ibrahim

Vice Dean of Faculty of Engineering, MIU

email:

dr_fawzy54@yahoo.com

Mobile:

01224244211

Office Hrs:

Sundays 6:00-7:00

Lectures:

Sundays 7:00 9:00

URL:

dcommunication.4shared.com

Text:

Leon W. Couch, " Digital and Analog

Communication Systems", (Seventh Edition),
and higher. Prentice Hall, 2007.

Notes:

Lecture slides and Assignments are on the web

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Chapter 1: Communication Systems Overview
1.1 Communication System Structure
1.1.1 The Transmitter
1.1.2 The Channel
1.1.3 The Receiver
1.1.4 Duplexing Techniques in Radio Communication Systems
1.2 Radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)
1.2.1 Radio
1.2.2 Radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC)
1.2.3 RFIC applications
1.3 Basic Communication Concepts
1.3.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations
1.3.2 Multiplexing Techniques
1.3.3 Multiple Access Techniques
1.3.4 Radio Channels
1.3.5 Cellular Standards
1.3.6 Frequency Allocations
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1.4 Modulation Techniques
1.4.1 Modulation Types
1.4.2 Analog Modulation Techniques
1. AM, FM, PM modulation
2. Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
1.4.3 Digital Modulation Techniques
1. Binary Digital Modulation
2. Multi-level modulation (M-ary modulation)

1.5 Communication system Design Constraints

1.6 Advantages and Limitations of Digital Communication
Systems
1.7 Digital Communication Systems
1.8 Information Measures
1.11. Channel Capacity
1.10. Channel Coding
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Chapter 2: Signals and Spectra
2.1 Sampling of Analog Signals
2.2 Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
2.3 Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)

Chapter 3: Baseband Modulation

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Analog Pulse Modulation
3.3 Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM)
3.4 Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
3.5 Differential Pulse Code Modulation (DPCM)
4.6 Delta Modulation
3.7 Digital Signaling
3.8 Intersymbol Interference
3.11 Time Division Multiplexing
3.10 Packet Transmission System
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CHAPTER 4:Bandpass Signaling and RF Circuits
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Acronyms and Abbreviations
4.1.2 Units for Microwave and Low Frequency Analog Design
4.2 Noise
4.2.1 Noise origin
4.2.2 Thermal Noise
4.2.3 Noise Power from Antenna
4.2.4 Noise Figure
4.3 The Sensitivity and Selectivity of a Receiver
4.4 Filtering Issues
4.5 The Transceiver
4.5.1 The Receiver Side (Rx)
4.5.2 The Transmitter Side (Tx)

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CHAPTER 4:Bandpass Signaling and RF Circuits
4.6 Receiver Architectures
4.6.1 Heterodyne or Superheterodyne Receiver
4.6.2 Homodyne or Direct Conversion Receiver

4.7 Transmitter Architectures

4.7.1 Homodyne or Direct conversion Transmitter
4.7.2 Heterodyne or Two-Step Transmitter

4.8 Communication Links

Chapter 5: Cryptography Fundamentals
5.1 Cryptography and Security
5.2 Conventional Cipher Systems
5.3 Modern Stream Cipher Systems
5.4 Modern Block Cipher Systems

Chapter 6: Optical Communication Systems

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11. Selected Tonics in Advanced Communication Systems
1. Cellular Systems (GSM /CDMA)
2. Spread Spectrum Systems (DS-SS/FH-SS)
3. OFDM Systems (Wi-Fi, Wi-Max)
4. Satellite Systems (VSAT/ Cellular)
5. Optical Communication Systems
6. DSL systems
7. Global Positioning System (GPS)
8. Computer Communication Networks
11. Cognitive Radio Systems
10. Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
11. Applications of Antennas in Communication Systems.
12. Communication Channels
13. Communications services
14. Voice Coding
15. Future Communication systems
16. Modulation techniques
17. Channel Impairments
18. Telephone Networks and Data networks

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Attendance and Participation

Mid-term examination

15

Term Paper or Project

(Prepare and present one of the selected
topics in the Advanced Communication
Systems or any other related topics)

10

Final-term examination

70

Total

100

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