Department of Computer Science and Engineering, BUET

COURSE OUTLINE

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Course Code: CSE 311

Level/Term: 3-I
Section: A and B
Academic Session: 2015-2016
Course Teachers:
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Course Title: Data Communication-I

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takhan@cse.buet.ac.bd
siddhartha047@gmail.com

Tanvir Ahmed Khan (TAK)

Siddhartha Shankar Das (SSD)

Contact No.
01912090363
01729192319

Learning Outcomes/Objectives:

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Syllabus: Signal and random processes; Review of Fourier Transform; Hilbert Transform, continuous wave
modulation: AM, PM, FM; Sampling theorem; Pulse modulation: PAM, PDM, PPM, PCM, companding, delta modulation, differential PCM; Multiple access techniques: TDM, FDM; Digital modulation:
ASK, PSK, BPSK, QPSK, FSK, MSK, constellation, bit error rate (BER); Noise; Echo cancellation;
Intersymbol Interference; Concept of channel coding and capacity.
Thanks to Khaled Mahmud Shahriar and Siddhartha Shankar Das

After undergoing this course, students should be able to:

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i. Understand the fundamental concepts and components of modern digital and analog communication
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ii. Understand mathematical foundations of communication engineering and learn to apply mathematical
tools such as linear algebra, Fourier analysis, probability theory to study, model, analyze, compare and
optimize the physical layer of a communication system.
iii. Understand issues related to sampling, quantization and encoding which are basic blocks of an analog
to digital conversion process.

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iv. Comprehend issues related to analog and digital signal transmission: difference between baseband and
pass band transmission, different modulation techniques for efficient channel utilization, sources and
effects of noise and ways to eliminate noise for error free signal transmission.

Class participation
Homework assignment and quizzes
Final Examination (3 hours)
Total

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70%
100%

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Distribution of Marks:

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Text and Reference Books:

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[1] S. Haykin and M. Moher. An Introduction to Analog and Digital Communications, 2nd Edition. Wiley,
2006.

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[2] B.P. Lathi and Z. Ding. Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems. Oxford series in electrical
and computer engineering. Oxford University Press, 2009.

[3] A.B. Downey and T. Downey. Think DSP: Digital Signal Processing in Python. OReilly UK Limited,
2016.
Lecture Schedule:
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Week,
8-14

Historical background, applications, and underpinning theories

of communication systems
Review of complex numbers and introduction to the fourier
transform
Properties of the fourier transform
The inverse relationship between time and frequency
Dirac delta function and its applications
Fourier transforms of periodic signals
Transmission of signals through linear systems
Ideal low-pass filters
Numerical computation of the fourier transform
Transition from analog to digital communications, Sampling
process
Pulse-amplitude and pulse-position modulation
Completing the transition from analog to digital, Quantization
process
Pulse-code modulation
Delta modulation
Differential pulse-code modulation
Baseband transmission of digital data and intersymbol
interference problem
The Eye Pattern
Course Review
Amplitude modulation, angle modulation, digital band-pass
modulation techniques

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Prepared by:

Signature:
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Name: Tanvir Ahmed Khan

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