EE 545: Digital Communication I

Required Textbook:

References:

• R.E. Ziemer and W.H. Tranter, Principles of Communications, 5th ed., Wiley, 2002
• R.E. Ziemer and R.L. Peterson, Introduction to Digital Communication, 2nd ed., Prentice Hall, 2001
• J. Proakis, Digital Communications, McGraw-Hill, 2000
• K.S. Shanmugan and A.M. Breipohl, Random Signals: Detection, Estimation and Data Analysis, Wiley, 1988.

Lectures:

Topics Covered:

1. Overview of signals and spectra
2. Baseband modulation
3. Signals and noise, detection of binary signals intersymbol interference
4. Digital bandpass modulation techniques (PSK, FSK, ASK, etc.)
5. Detection of signals in Gaussian noise, coherent and noncoherent detection
6. M-ary signaling and performance
7. Communication link analysis
8. Channel coding
9. Bandwidth efficiency
10. Synchronization
11. Multiple access
12. Overview of spread spectrum techniques

Grading:

• Homeworks: 25%
• 2 Midterms: 20% each
• Final: 20%
• Class Participation and Presentations: 15%

Links:

• Homeworks
• MATLAB Tutorial
• Quadrature Signals: Complex but not Complicated, by Richard Lyons