ELG 4176 Communication Systems
3 units
Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Review of random signals and system concepts, and modulation and detection. Basic antenna equations. SNR link calculations. Analysis of linear modulation in the presence of noise. Analysis of angle modulation in the presence of noise. The threshold effect, threshold extension, and preemphasis and deemphasis in angle modulation. Digital modulation techniques. Detection principles for digital communication signals in noise: matched filter receivers, signal space concepts, maximum a posteriori receivers, maximum likelihood receivers. Partial response signalling. Channel coding. Coherent and noncoherent detection. Maximum likelihood sequence estimation receivers for modulation with memory and the Viterbi algorithm. Channel capacity.
Components:
Laboratory
Lecture
Tutorial
Previously Offered Terms:
Fall
French Equivalent:
Organized
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4.17
/ 5
Clear Expectations
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4.41
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Learned a Lot
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4.17
/ 5
Recommend
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2.15
/ 5
Workload
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1.19
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Fair Assessments
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