Course detail

Theory of Communication

FEKT-MTOCAcad. year: 2011/2012

Analog and digital communication signals and systems. Modulations AM, FM, PM. Shift-keying ASK, FSK, PSK. MQAM modulation. Pulse modulations. Digital reprezentation of analog signals.
Formats of digital data. PCM. Linear delta modulation. Sigma-delta modulation. Multiple access. Problems of digital signal transmission. Matched filter.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Radim Číž, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Telecommunications (UTKO)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Active knowledge of English terminology from the area of modern techniques of transmission of communication and data signals.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level and general English language competence are requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Signals in communication systems.
Line codes, modulation rate, bit rate, digital communication system.
Noise in communication systems, AWGN, probability of error, matched filter.
Amplitude modulation, frequency modulation and phase modulation.
Amplitude shift keying, frequency shift keying and phase shift keying.
QPSK, O-QPSK, MSK, FFSK, GMSK, pi/4-DQPSK, MQAM, CAP.
Effect of the noise in passband, modulations in optoelectronics.
Pulse modulations, digital representation of analog signal, quantization.
Reducing of intersymbol interference (ISI), synchronization, scrambling.
Methods of error control, interleaving, equalization.
Multiplexing and multiple access, OFDM.
Introduction to the information theory, trellis coding.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To acquaint students with English terminology, lexicon, and specificity of English technical texts in the area of modern communication technologies using the set of lectures focused on the explanation of their principles.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Radim Číž, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Analog and digital communication signals.
Analog and digital communication systems
Modulating techniques - overview.
Modulations with harmonic carrier I. AM.
Modulations with harmonic carrier II. FM, PM.
Shift-keying ASK, FSK.
Shift-keying PSK, MQAM.
Pulse modulations.
Digital reprezentation of analog signals.
Formats of digital data.
PCM. Linear delta modulation. Sigma-delta modulation.
Multiple access.
Problems of digital signal transmission. Matched filter.

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Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

Theory of Communication

Type of course unit