| CODE | CCE5309 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Digital Communications and Coding | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Communications and Computer Engineering | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The first part of the study-unit deals with the mathematical underpinnings of digital communication at the physical layer. The channel capacity of AWGN and BSC is derived. Both baseband and bandpass modulation techniques are analysed, together with optimal and sub-optimal detectors. The need of equalisation is also considered. The second part of the study-unit is an introduction to error-correcting codes. Linear block and convolutional codes are considered together with encoding and decoding strategies, including iterative decoding techniques. Codes approaching channel capacity will be covered. Study-unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to give students a solid foundation in the modulation techniques used in digital communication systems. The limits on the maximum data carrying capacity of a channel are also dealt with, together with coding techniques that would enable these limits to be approached in practice. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to@ • Describe the main components of a digital communication system; • Describe digital baseband and passband modulation techniques; • Describe noisy channel models; • Analyse and interpret the mathematical structure of various error-correcting codes; • Compare and contrast the various digital modulation techniques; • Compare and contrast different error-correcting codes and their codecs. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: • Determine the limits of a digital communication system; • Construct and use mathematical models to determine performance of a digital communication system; • Implement digital modems and error-correcting codecs; • Estimate the performance of a digital communication system, including the error-correction component, using simulation. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Text: - Bernard Sklar & Fred Harris, "Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications," 3rd Edition, Pearson, 2020. Supplementary Readings: - Shu Lin & Daniel J. Costello, "Error Control Coding," 2nd Edition, Pearson, 2004. - John Proakis & Masoud Salehi, "Digital Communications," 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2007. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite qualifications: Undergraduate degree in Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering | ||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Independent Study, Lecture, Practical & Tutorials | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Victor Buttigieg |
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