Course: Digital Communication

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Course title Digital Communication
Course code KERS/RDKTE
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
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)
  • Němec Zdeněk, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Juryca Karel, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Information chain, communication chain, communication channel. Digital modulator: definition of linear and nonlinear modulation, modulator structure 2. Modulation without memory and with memory, output and state equation, modulator grid (state diagram) 3. Modulation functions: energy properties, Nyquist functions, decomposition in signal space, constellation diagram 4. Digital pulse amplitude modulation (PAM): modulation functions REC, RC, RCS, RRC, Gauss, properties, spectra 5. Modulators and demodulators of one-dimensional and multidimensional PAM 6. Digital modulation with carrier wave - I: Modulation ASK, PSK, APSK, QAM: spectra, energy properties, modulators and demodulators 7. Digital modulation with carrier wave - II: Linear modulation of FSK, spectra, energy properties, modulators and demodulators 8. Digital modulation with carrier wave - III: Nonlinear modulation FSK: CPFSK, GMSK, spectra, energy waves, modulators and demodulators 9. Modulation with multiple carriers: BOC, QBOC, AltBOC, MBOC, definitions, properties, modulators, demodulators 10. Modulation with many carriers: MTM, OFDM, definitions, properties, spectra, modulators and demodulators 11. Modulation with memory: Differentially coded, CPFSK, TCM (Ungerboeck codes), a free distance of messages 12. Carrier recovery: Basic methods of carrier separation synchron. using synchronization sequence, pilot frequency and Costas method 13. Circuit solutions: PLL, PFLL, Costas loop

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Laboratory work
  • Preparation for laboratory work and processing of results - 33 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 30 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 30 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 57 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to deepen students' knowledge in the field of communication signals and provide the necessary theoretical basis for understanding and further study of communication systems and subjects dealing with signal processing in communication systems. Emphasis is placed on the spectral and energy properties of individual modulations.
The student will gain an overview of the used methods of modulation and demodulation and a theoretical basis in the field of theory of detection in communications for further study of signal transmission and processing in communications.
Prerequisites
Mathematical calculus at the technical university graduates level

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Written examination

During the semester and in the final exam, the student must demonstrate an understanding of the solved problems. The specific requirements will be communicated to the students by the teacher in the first week of the semester.
Recommended literature
  • Bezoušek, Pavel. Diskrétní komunikační techniky. 2018.
  • Couch, Leon W. Digital and analog communication systems. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2001. ISBN 0-13-081223-4.
  • MCCLANING, Kevin. Wireless Receiver Design for Digital Communications. 2nd Edition.. New Dehli: SciTech Publishing., 2012. ISBN 978-1-891121-80-7.
  • Proakis, J., G. Digital Communication. McGraw Hill, Inc., 3rd ed, 1996.
  • Sýkora, Jan. Teorie digitální komunikace. Praha: Vydavatelství ČVUT, 2002. ISBN 80-01-02478-4.
  • Žalud, V., Dobeš, J. Moderní radiotechnika. Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-7300-132-2.


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