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Week-0
Week 1-Basic tools for communication, Fourier Series/Transform, Properties, Parsevals Relation, Properties of Fourier
Transform, LTI Systems
Week 2- Cross- and Auto-correlation, (ESD), Introduction to Amplitude Modulation (AM), Spectrum of AM, Envelope Detection,
Power Efficiency, (DSB-SC) Modulation and Demodulation
Week-3- Power Efficiency, (DSB-SC) Modulation and Demodulation, Carrier Phase Offset Example for (DSB-SC), Costas Receiver
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Principles of Communication Systems - I

This course covers fundamental concepts of communication systems, which are essential for the
understanding of advanced courses in digital/ wireless communication systems. Beginning with various
basic tools such as Fourier Series/ Transform, the course will also cover several important modulation
techniques such as Amplitude Modulation, Frequency Modulation, Phase Modulation etc. Sampling
process and Quatization, including Nyquist criterion and reconstruction of the original signal from the
sampled signal will be dealt with in the later parts of the course. Further, the course will also cover concepts
in probability and random variables/ processes and is designed to serve as a basic course towards
introducing the students to various aspects of probability from the perspective of modern digital and
wireless communications. Thus, it will focus on basic concepts in probability, random variables and random
processes, while also illustrating digital/ wireless communication specific examples to better bridge the gap
between theory and application.

This course is suitable for all UG/PG students and practicing engineers/ managers who are looking to
enhance their knowledge of the fundamental principles underlying various communication systems as well
as students preparing for their college/ university/ competitive exams.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : Intended audience is students, practicing engineers, technical and non-
technical managers of telecom companies, students preparing for competitive exams with communication
engineering subject
PRE-REQUISITES : Basic knowledge of Probability, Calculus
INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Most companies in wireless communications area should find this useful.
Examples are Qualcomm, Broadcom, Intel etc.

Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham

IIT Kanpur
Prof. Aditya K. Jagannatham (http://home.iitk.ac.in/~adityaj/index.html) received his Bachelors
degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the
University of California, San Diego, U.S.A.. From April '07 to May '09 he was employed as a senior
wireless systems engineer at Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, California, where he worked on
developing 3G UMTS/WCDMA/HSDPA mobile chipsets as part of the Qualcomm CDMA
technologies division. His research interests are in the area of next-generation wireless
communications and networking, sensor and ad-hoc networks, digital video processing for
wireless systems, wireless 3G/4G cellular standards and CDMA/OFDM/MIMO wireless
technologies. He has contributed to the 802.11n high throughput wireless LAN standard and has
published extensively in leading international journals and conferences. He was awarded the
CAL(IT)2 fellowship for pursuing graduate studies at the University of California San Diego and in
2009 he received the Upendra Patel Achievement Award for his efforts towards developing
HSDPA/HSUPA/HSPA+ WCDMA technologies at Qualcomm. Since 2009 he has been a faculty
member in the Electrical Engineering department at IIT Kanpur, where he is currently an Associate
Professor, and is also associated with the BSNL-IITK Telecom Center of Excellence (BITCOE). At
IIT Kanpur he has been awarded the P.K. Kelkar Young Faculty Research Fellowship (June 2012
to May 2015) for excellence in research. His popular video lectures for the NPTEL (National
Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning) course on Advanced 3G and 4G Wireless Mobile
Communications can found at the following YouTube link ( NPTEL 3G/4G ).

COURSE TYPE
Core

COURSE LEVEL
Undergraduate

COURSE LAYOUT
Week 1 : Basic tools for communication, Fourier Series/Transform, Properties, Autocorrelation,
Energy Spectral Density, Parsevals Relation
Week 2 : Amplitude Modulation (AM), Spectrum of AM, Envelope Detection, Power Efficiency,
Modulation Index
Week 3 : Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier (DSB-SC) Modulation, Quadrature Carrier
Multiplexing (QCM), Demodulation, Costas Receiver
Week 4 : Single Sideband Modulation (SSB), Hilbert Transform, Complex Pre-envelope/
Envelope, Demodulation of SSB, Vestigial Sideband Modulation (VSB)
Week 5 : Angle Modulation, Frequency Modulation (FM), Phase Modulation (PM), Modulation
Index, Instantaneous Frequency
Week 6 : Spectrum of FM Signals, Carsons Rule for FM Bandwidth, Narrowband FM Generation,
Wideband FM Generation via Indirect Method, FM Demodulation
Week 7 : Introduction to Sampling, Spectrum of Sampled Signal, Aliasing, Nyquist Criterion,
Signal Reconstruction from Sampled Signal, Pulse Amplitude Modulation
Week 8 :Quantization, Uniform Quantizers – Midrise and Midtread, Quantization noise, Lloyd Max
Quantization Algorithm, Non uniform Quantizers, Delta Modulation, Differential Pulse Code
Modulation (DPCM)
Week 9 : Basics of Probability, Conditional Probability, MAP Principle
Week 10: Random Variables, Probability Density Functions, Applications in Wireless Channels
Week 11: Basics of Random Processes, Wireless Fading Channel Modeling
Week 12: Gaussian Random Process, Noise, Bit-Error and Impact on Wireless Systems

BOOKS AND REFERENCES

• Simon Haykin, Communications Systems, 4th Edition. John Wiley and Sons, Inc
• Fundamentals of Wireless Communication by David Tse

CERTIFICATE
• The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and
write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
• The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
• Date and Time of Exams: 26th April 2020, Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
• Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
• The online registration form has to be filled and the certification exam fee needs to be paid. More details will be
made available when the exam registration form is published. If there are any changes, it will be mentioned then.
• Please check the form for more details on the cities where the exams will be held, the conditions you agree to when
you fill the form etc.

CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE:

• Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 8 assignments out of the total 12 assignments given in the
course.
• Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
• Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A CERTIFICATE ONLY IF AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM
SCORE >= 30/75.
• If one of the 2 criteria is not met, you will not get the certificate even if the Final score >= 40/100.
• Certificate will have your name, photograph and the score in the final exam with the breakup.It will have the logos of
NPTEL and IIT Kanpur. It will be e-verifiable at nptel.ac.in/noc.
• Only the e-certificate will be made available. Hard copies will not be dispatched.