Course: Digital Communication Technology

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Course title Digital Communication Technology
Course code MTI/DCT
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Scharf Dietmar, prof. Dr. Ing.
Course content
1. Signals and Systems (rep.) 2. Dispersive Transmission Channels 2.1 Wireline Channels 2.2 Wireless Channels 3. Baseband Transmission (low pass systems) 3.1 Transmission Over Bandlimited Channels 3.2 Transmission Over AWGN Channels 3.3 Equalization Techniques 4. RF Transmission (band pass systems) 4.1 IQ Modulator 4.2 Linear Modulation 4.3 Multi Carrier Modulation 4.4 Receiver Structures 5. Channel Coding 5.1 Properties of Codes 5.2 Cyclic Codes 5.3 Convolutional Codes 6. Source Coding 6.1 Lossless Coding of Machine Data 6.2 Lossless Coding of Sampled Signals 6.3 Lossy Coding

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Practicum
  • Preparation for credit - 10 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 34 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
  • Class attendance - 56 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
This course provides a general introduction to the fundamental techniques of digital communication and illustrates their practical application.
Graduates from this course will obtain good knowledge of the field of coding for digital communication
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in Electrical Engineering and Signal and Systems

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Requirements for getting a credit are activity at the practicals /seminars. Examination is of the writing and oral forms.
Recommended literature
  • Bernd Friedrichs. Error-Control Coding. Springer Verlag.
  • Guimaraes. Digital Transmission. Springer, 2010.
  • Proakis. Digital Communications. McGraw-Hill Education Ltd, 2008.
  • Rao. Channel Coding Techniques for Wireless Communications. Springer, 2015.


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