Communication Systems
New course @ 2024-2025
By Prof. Mohab Mangoud
Course Grading
- HWs: 4 x 1.25% = (5%)
- Lab Simulations 5 x 3% = (15%) + (Oral Final Lab Exam)
- Quizzes 2 × 5% = (10%)
- Test 1 (15%)
- Test 2 (15%)
- Final (40%)
Timetable and Lecture notes downloadsModule 1: Introduction and Revision of Signals and Systems & Probability (Weeks 1-3)
Week(1): [M : 9 Sept]
- Course Overview and curriculum presentation and course work marks distribution.
- Overview of communication system
Week(2): [ M: 16 Sept ] :{Book Chapter 3+ Signal Analysis.pdf+ Math review}
- Review of Signals and Systems
- Continuous and discrete-time signals
- Fourier series and Fourier transform
- Linear time-invariant (LTI) systems
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Module (2) Topic 1 : Analog Modulation (AM+FM)
Week(3): [ M: 23 Sept ]:
Assignment # 1 Submission + Quiz #1 (5%) Module 1 “W = 25 Sept ”
Amplitude Modulation (AM) (AM1_370-mam ) + (AM2_370-mam)
- Basic principles of AM (time , Spectrum, Power)
- Modulation index and bandwidth
- Double-sideband (DSB) modulation
- Double-sideband (DSB) – Suppressed carrier
- Single-sideband (SSB)
- Vestigial Sideband (VSB)
- AM generation and demodulation techniques
Week(4): [M: 30 Sept] FM1-370-mam
- Frequency Modulation (FM)
- Basic principles of FM
- Spectrum + Modulation index for FM (Bessel Functions table)
- bandwidth + Carson’s rule
Week(5): [M: 7 Oct] FM2-370-mam
- FM generation
- Superheterodyne receiver
Week(6):[M: 14 Oct] – Review
Module (3) Topic 2: Digital Communications / Noise / Digital Modulation Techniques
Week(7): [M: 21 Oct]
Assignment # 2 Submission + Test#1 (15%) Module 2 “W = 23 Oct ”
- Introduction to Digital Communications (Digital370-1)
- Noise in communication systems (Digital370-2)
Week(8): [M: 28 Oct]
- Signal constellations and bandwidth considerations (Digital370-3)
Week(9): [M: 4 Nov ]: (Digital370-4)
- Passband Transmission Model, and Coherent Binary Phase-Shift Keying (BPSK)
- Quadrature Phase shift keying Modulation Scheme, (QPSK)
- M-ary PSK (MPSK)
- Amplitude Shift Keying (ASK) , OOK, and M-Ary ASK
- Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)
- Coherent Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK)
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Week(11): [M: 18 Nov] Review + Tutorial
Test 2 :[W 20 Nov] @ S6 3:00- 4:00 PM
Assignment # 4+ Submission (15%) Module 3 “W = 20 Nov ”
Module (4) Topic 4 :Channel Coding
Week(12): [M: 25 Nov]
Introduction to information theory, Channel capacity, Linear Block Code
(373_13.pdf) & (373_13_matlab.pdf)
- Basic concepts: redundancy, code rate, and Hamming distance
- Linear block codes: Hamming codes
Week(13): [M: 2 Dec]
Error Detecting and Correcting Codes
- Convolutional codes
- Viterbi algorithm for decoding convolutional codes
Convolution Codes + Viterbi decoding (373-14)
(HW 4 = 1%)
Week(14): [M: 9 Dec]
Quiz 2 = 50%
Course Review and Exam Preparation
- Summary of key concepts from all modules
- Problem-solving session
- Q&A and preparation for final exams
Week(15): [M: 16 Dec] Course conclusion + (Project submission + Oral Exams)
H : 19 Dec : Last day of classes
FINAL EXAM: 21-30 Dec
Assignments :
Assignment # 1 (download)
Assignment # 2 (download)
[2-1, 2-4, 2-8, 2-9, 3-2, 4-2]
Assignment # 3 (download)
[1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-6, 3-1, 3-2, 6-1]
Digital Comm
Assignment # 4 (new_Assignment#4)
Assignment # 5 :
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Responsibilities:
It is important to realize that, though the instructor will present the material as coherently, logically and clearly as possible and that he shall be amply available for consultation, the prime responsibility for learning the material rests with the student. To this end, the student is advised to spend the appropriate time per week on the course, starting from the first week. A lesser effort shall likely lead to disappointment.
Classes start on time. Arriving late is disruptive to the class. Attendance is expected. Lack of attendance and/or failing to hand in more than 15% of the assigned work without a substantive reason may result in the student being asked to withdraw from the course.
Assignment Grading Policy:
Assignments will be given and collected at the beginning of the class on the date specified at the time of assignment. All assignments will be corrected, graded.
Late assignments will not be accepted and will receive a mark of 0. Solutions to the assignments will be distributed
Interactions of students on the concepts involved in the homework assignments are often helpful and encouraged, but each student works out his/her own solutions. Please acknowledge any substantial assistance that you may have received from a fellow student. Outright copying is not tolerated for all parties.
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Note: This page will be updated regularly during the course. by Prof. Mohab Mangoud
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