Course detail

Communication Systems

FEKT-BPC-KSYAcad. year: 2025/2026

Students first become familiar with architecture of common analog and digital communication systems (block scheme, basic functions). Then, the building blocks operation and methods of signal processing (source coding, encryption, channel coding modulation, synchronization, etc.) are described. At the end the students obtain an overview of recent communication system types and their particular representatives.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Aleš Prokeš, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Entry knowledge

Fundamentals of signal processing and electronics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Students can obtain 25 points for the activity in laboratory exercises. The final exam is honored by 75 points (maximally).
Evaluation of activities is specified by a regulation, which is issued by the lecturer responsible for the course annually.

Aims

Lectures are aimed to present common structure of analog and digital communication systems, to explain their basic building block function, and to show examples of recent typical systems for audio-signals, video-signals, and data transmission.
The graduate is able (1) describe architecture of common analog and digital communication systems, (2) explain basic building block functions, (3) apply some algorithms of signal processing.(4) and orientate oneself in recently used communication systems.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

COUCH, L.V. Digital and analog Communications. 6. vyd. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN 0273774220. (EN)
PROKEŠ, A. Komunikační systémy. Přednášky. Komunikační systémy. FEKT VUT Brno: Ústav radioelektroniky, 2011. (EN)

Recommended reading

SKLAR, B. Digital Communications: Fundamental and Applications. 3rd Edition. Pearson, 2020. ISBN 9780134588568. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-APE Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Aleš Prokeš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • History of communications
  • Digital communication system classification and architecture
  • Formatting and source coding; sampling; quantization; speech, audio, image, video and data compression
  • Cryptography; block and stream ciphering; conventional and public key cryptosystems
  • Channel coding; basic codes; Hamming, cyclic; BCH, and convolutional codes; interleaving
  • Pulse (baseband) modulation; line codes; M-ary pulse modulation; matched filter; ISI; equalization
  • Band-pass modulation; amplitude, phase, and frequency modulation; FSK, MPSK, MSK and MQAM modulations
  • Multiple access; deterministic and stochastic access; FDMA; TDMA; CDMA; ALOHA; CSMA
  • Wireless interface; transmitter; receiver; frequency bands; transmission techniques
  • Synchronization; carrier, symbol timing, frame, and network synchronization
  • Wired communication systems, PSTN, ISDN, and DSL, voice and data transmission
  • Wireless communication systems; satellite communications; mobile cellular systems; WLAN;
  • Computer networks; OSI model; network types; active network components; Ethernet; WANs; access networks
 

Seminar

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Aleš Prokeš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • Public switched telephone network
  • Telephone services
  • Satellite communications
  • Fiber optic systems
  • Mobile radio telephone
  • Wireless area networks
  • Radio broadcasting
  • TV broadcasting
  • Computer networks
  • Internet