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EE 3323 - Principles of Communication Systems

Designation

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Catalog description

ECE3323. Principles of Communication Systems (3:3:0). Prerequisite: ECE 3303,, MATH 3342 or IE 3341. For majors only or departmental consent. Random processes and spectral densities. Fourier Transforms and linear systems concepts. Amplitude, phase angle, and pulse modulation communication systems.

Prerequisite(s) 

EE 3303, MATH 3342 or IE 3341, and 2.25 GPA. 

Textbook(s) and/or other required material 

Lathi, B.P. and Ding, Zhi, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Oxford University Press, Fourth Edition, 2009 

Course learning outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to analyze and design amplitude, angle, and pulse modulation systems at the sub-system level, and to apply basic methods of probability and random processes to determine signal-to-noise ratios.   

Topics covered

Introduction to electrical communication systems - 1 hour 

Signals, vectors, and Fourier series - 3 hours

Fourier transform of signals in linear systems - 4 hours

Power spectral density and autocorrelation function - 2 hours 

Amplitude modulation systems:  AM, DSB-SC, SSB, VSB - 6 hours 

Angle modulation systems:  FM and PM - 6 hours 

Heterodyne receivers - 1 hour 

Pulse code modulation systems - 6 hours 

Random processes and noise - 3 hours 

Signal-to-noise ratios - 4 hours 

Principles of digital data transmission - 3 hours 

Tests and reviews - 3 hours 

Class/laboratory schedule

Class meets 15 weeks, 3 times per week for 50 minutes or 2 times per week for 80 minutes. 

Contributions to professional component

This course prepares students for engineering practice through design experiences in the classroom. This course includes engineering topics and engineering design. 

Relationship to program outcomes

This course addresses EE and CMPE Program Outcomes a, e and k.

Prepared by

Thomas Trost, August 20, 2009