Course Syllabus

• Introduction to the Course (Video) (pdf)

• Course syllabus (pdf)

Class Notes

1.  Review: Probability theory and random processes (Ch5) 

For a full review visit my other course and YouTube Channel (link)

• • Probability Theory and BSC Channels (pdf)

  • Random Variables 

    • Random Variables (Video) (pdf)

    • Statistical Averages (pdf , Matlab)

  • Random Processes (pdf)

    • Random Processes (RP)

    • Transmission of RP through linear filters (Video)

    • Gaussian Process (Video) 

    • Noise (Video)

    • Bandpass Filtered Noise and Noise Representation

2. Digital Representation of Analog Signals (pdf)  (Ch7)

• Noise in Digital to Analog Conversion and PCM

  • Review of Sampling/Quantization, Quantization Noise, PCM, DM

• Delta Modulation and DPCM

• DPCM, APCM, Delta-Sigma Modulation, and Line Codes

3. Baseband Transmission of Digital Signals (pdf)  (Ch8) 

• Baseband Digital Transmission and Matched Filter  (8.1-8.2)

• Error Rate Analysis : Baseband  (8.3)

• Nyquist Criteria for Zero ISI  (8.4 & 8.6)

• Correlative Decoding, Optimum Receiver & Eye Pattern (8.5)

  • Pulse Shaping and Correlative Decoding the Big Picture (Video)

  • Eye Pattern (Video)

4. Signal Space Analysis (pdf) (External Notes)

• Geometric Representation of Signals (Video)

• Gram-Schmidt procedure (Video)

• Statistics of Correlator Output 

• MAP and ML Decoding (Video)

• Correlator and Matched Filter Receivers (Video)

• Probability of Error, and Union Bound (Video)

5. Bandpass Transmission  of Digital Signals (pdf) (Ch9)

• Digital bandpass transmission: Power spectra and Bandwidth efficiency (Video)

• Coherent BPSK (Video)

• Coherent QPSK (Video)

• M-ary Phase Shift Keying-MPSK   (Video)

• M-ary Quadrature Amplitude Modulation-MQAM (Video) 

• Performance of FSK, MSK, Non-coherent Orthogonal Modulation, DPSK, and Comparison between Digital Modulation Techniques (Video)

• Summary of Performance of Digital Modulation Techniques over AWGN Channels (Video)

• Exercises in Bandpass Data Transmission 

6. Information Theory (pdf) (Ch10)

• Introduction to Information Theory (Video) (10.1 & 10.2)

• Source-coding Theorem (Video)  (10.3)

• Prefix and Huffman codes (Video) (10.4)

• Discrete memoryless channels (Video) (10.6)

• Mutual Information & Channel Capacity (Video) (10.7)

• Channel Coding Theorem (Video) (10.8)

• Capacity of Gaussian Channel and Information Capacity Theorem (Shannon) (Video) (10.9)

7. Forward Error Correction (pdf) (Ch10)

• Basics of Channel Coding and Parity Check (YouTube)

• Interleaving and Code-on-Code

• Linear Block Codes

• Convolutional Codes

  • Turbo Codes

• Additional Practice

8. Emerging Communications Technologies  (Video, pdf)

• LTE in 4G Networks

• 5G Networks 

• Massive MIMO

• Visible Light Communication (VLC)

• Cognitive Radio 

9. Useful Topics  (Self Study)

• Antenna for Communications Engineers (YouTube)

• Wireless Communications (EE419) (YouTube)

• Satellite Communications (EE418) (YouTube)

• Communications Engineering I (EE370) (YouTube)

•  Probability and Random Processes for Engineers (EE315) (YouTube)

Homeworks 

(All HWs pdf)

• HW#1 Review of Probability and Random Variables (attached)

• HW#2 Random Processes and Their Representations 

  • Solve problems 5.2, 5.9, 5.15, 5.16, 5.24, 5.27, 5.29. 

• HW#3 Pulse Modulation

  • Solve problems 7.3, 7.4(a), 7.8,7.16, 7.17, 7.23. 

  • 7.16 (to find this value you to integrate the pdf, you can use the erf or erfc in Matlab to find the area under the Gaussian random variable) 

  • 7.23 has Matlab code. 

•  HW#4 Baseband Pulse Transmission

  • Solve problems 8.1,8.6, 8.13,8.15, 8.20 (Only for 𝑀 = 3) 

• HW#5 Signal Space Analysis (attached) 

• HW#6 Bandpass Transmission 

  • Solve problems 9.4(a), 9.6 (a)-(d), 9.7 (a) 

• HW#7 Information Thery and Coding 

  • Solve problems 10.6, 10.7,10.10, 10.12, 10.17, 10.23, 10.25 

Projcet

• Octagonal Constellation (KFUPM Logo) Digital System Implementation (pdf)

Quizzes :

• Practice Quiz: Match Filter (Baseband Transmission)

Exams :