Course: Communication Technology

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Course title Communication Technology
Course code KERS/KKOTE
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Rejfek Luboš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Němec Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Zálabský Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Juryca Karel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Terminology of communication technology, communication channel and its structure. Classification of communication systems 2. Channel capacity, transmission and modulation rate, definition and purpose of modulation 3. Relationship between time and frequency domain for periodic and non-periodic signals 4. Modulation and demodulation in the transmitted band 5. Amplitude modulation, description of the modulated signal, spectrum of the modulated signal, AM types 6. Angle modulations of the harmonic carrier wave, relationship between frequency and phase modulation, spectrum of angle modulations 7. Discrete modulations of the harmonic carrier wave: amplitude ASK, frequency FSK 8. Continuous phase modulation, MSK, GMSK 9. Phase modulations PSK, BPSK, QPSK and its variants, quadrature modulation QAM 10. Multiplexing of signals, types of multiplexes. Multiple access 11. Multi-carrier modulation, OFDM, principles, properties and applications 12. Radio path structure, Doppler effect, signal leakage, refraction, multipath propagation 13. Radio communication equation, radio path power balance, transmitter and receiver

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Laboratory work
  • Participation in classes - 52 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 25 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for laboratory work and processing of results - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 22 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to introduce students to the basic principles of signal transmission and technical devices used in communication systems. The basis of the explanation are the properties and structure of telecommunication networks and channels, the characteristics and structure of the radio telecommunication channel, the types of analog and digital modulations, the properties and implementation of modulators and demodulators.
Knowledge and application of signal transmission principles using technical equipment in communication systems, especially in radio technology. Knowledge of the principles of analog and discrete modulations of the harmonic carrier.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for successful completion of the course are basic knowledge of data transmission and measurement of electrical quantities.

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

Participation in seminars, elaboration of laboratory protocols, passing a credit test, oral exam.
Recommended literature
  • Dobeš, Josef. Moderní radiotechnika. Praha: BEN - technická literatura, 2006. ISBN 80-7300-132-2.
  • NĚMEC Zdeněk. Sdělovací technika. 2017.
  • Svoboda, Jaroslav. Telekomunikační technika : průřezová učebnice pro odborná učiliště a střední školy.. Praha: Hüthig & Beneš, 1999. ISBN 80-901936-4-1.
  • Svoboda, Jaroslav. Telekomunikační technika : průřezová učebnice pro odborná učiliště a střední školy.. Praha: Sdělovací technika, 2000. ISBN 80-901936-3-3.


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