Principles of Communications

Catalog description

In the study of communication systems, students will investigate how they operate and what affects their performance. The course relies heavily on system and signal analysis, both in the time and frequency domains, and on the statistical representation of random signals and noise. Amplitude and angle modulation systems are analyzed, including systems that transfer analog data and systems transferring digital data. Performance comparisons of commonly used digital modulation methods are presented. Bit-error rate performance for baseband signal detection in the presence of noise is analyzed. Laboratory experiments reinforce the concepts from the lecture and include the use of software-defined radio systems.