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Digital communication and modulation (Spring 2006)

Course code : EDCM-U01
ECTS Credits : 7,5 Status : Optional
Revised : 27/05 2004 Written : 10/04 2002
Placement : 5. semester Hours per week : 4
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : Danish if no English students are present

Objective : To enable the student to understand and use the fundamental principles in modern digital communication system like modems and wire- and wireless transmission over physical channels.
Principal Content : Baseband transmission, Detection of information buried in AWGN, Intersymbol interference, Channel equalization Digital modulation. MPSK, MFSK and QAM, Synchronization, System tradeoffs, Adaptive filtering. Echo cancelling.
Teaching method : Class teaching with active participation by the students. The teaching is given as a combination of daily lectures and problem solving in class. Some of the items in the curriculum will be illustrated by using demo-programs. In the semester some teaching blocks will be used for systematic laboratory exercises.
Required prequisites : Documented knowledge corresponding to DSM3 or DSM4.
Recommended prerequisites : Linear Algebra and Adaptive Filters (LAAF)
Relations : The study module should be taken in parallel or before DCEC (digital coding and error correction). The curriculum is closely connected to DCEC which can be followed profitably together with DCM.
Type of examination : Oral examination
External examiner : Internal
Marking : Scale of 13
Remarks : The oral examination is based on a number of small problems from the curriculum. The whole list of problems is handed out at semester start. Before the examination each student is given 30 minutes for preparation of his/her specific question.
Teaching material : B. Sklar: "Digital Communications - fundamentals and applications" Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-212713-x. The book is also used in DCE. More material on CampusNet.
Responsible teacher : Viggo Skov , vs@ihk.dk