Digital Communications Systems Course

Program Overview

This wireless communications course provides a comprehensive overview of principles and techniques for communication at physical and multiple access layers. It covers topics such as channel models, synchronization, equalization, modulations, multi-antenna methods, and resource allocation. The course is taught by Prof. G. Pottie and includes lectures, outside study, and letter grading.

Program Outline

Outline:

Course Content:

• Principles and practical techniques for communication at physical and multiple access layers
• Review of communications over Gaussian channel
• Synchronization and adaptive equalization
• Nonlinear impairments in radio transceivers
• Wireless channel models, diversity techniques, and link budgets
• Modulations for wireless channels
• Multi-antenna methods
• Wireless multiple access and resource allocation techniques
• Scalable approaches to meeting wireless data rate demand

Course Structure:

• Lecture: 4 hours per week
• Outside study: 8 hours per week

Assessment:

• Letter grading

Teaching: