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McGill University

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

 

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ECSE-411A   COMMUNICATION   SYSTEMS I  (Fall 2013)

 

 General Information:

 

 

Instructor:

Prof. H. Leib, Tel. 398-8938,   Room 757 ENGMC
email : harry.leib@mcgill.ca
office hours : Wednesday, Friday, 15:00-17:00

 

 

TA:

Mojtaba Vaezi

 

 

Tutorials:

Thursday, 10:05 – 11:00

 

 

Markers:

An Jiang, Xiao Shao

 

 

Text book:

Fundamentals of Communication Systems, by :John G. Proakis, Massoud Salehi, 2nd ed. Pearson, 2014

The following sections are essential for this course:

            Chapter 1

            Chapter 2

            Chapter 5

            Chapter 3

            Chapter 4

            Chapter 6 sections 6.1 - 6.3

            Chapter 7 sections 7.1-7.4, 7.6, 7.7

            Chapter 10 sections 10.1-10.3

            Chapter 8 sections 8.1-8.7

            Chapter 9 section 9.1

 

 

 

Final mark composition:

Two term tests of 1.5 hours each (closed book and notes) 2 x 20%. Final exam (closed book and notes) 60%.

 

 

First Class: 

Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013, Room ENGTR 0060

 

 

 

Course Outline:

 

This is an introductory course in communication systems, and its objective is to provide a solid foundation in the areas of analog and digital information transmission techniques. The necessary prerequisites are fundamentals of signals and systems, and probability theory. The following subjects will be covered in the course:

1. Introduction (2h)
        a) A model for communication systems.
        b) Analog and digital systems.

2. Review of signals and systems (4h)
        a) Time and frequency domains.
        b) Hilbert transform and complex envelope representation of signals.

3. Review of probability and random signals (4h)

4. Analog modulation (5h)
        a) AM, DSB-SC, SSB, VSB, FDM.
        b) generation, synchronous and envelope detection.
        c) FM: generation and detection.

5. Analog modulation with noise (5h).

6. Digital transmission of analog signals (5h)
        a) Sampling of signals and Time Domain Multiplexing (TDM).
        b) Pulse Code Modulation (PCM).
        c) Delta modulation.

7. Digital transmission through bandlimited channels (3h)
        a) Intersymbol interference and Nyquist's criterion.
        b) Signal design.

8. Digital modulation (9h)
        a) Signal spaces.
        b) Optimal receiver in Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN).
        c) PSK, QAM, FSK modulation schemes.
        d) Receiver structures.  

         Problem sets :

1) 2.7, 2.22, 2.33, 2.50, 2.52

2) 2.62, 2.64, 2.65, 2.66

3) 5.11, 5.28, 5.36, 5.38, 5.40

4) 3.2, 3.6, 3.7, 3.11, 3.18 

5) 4.4, 4.8, 4.12, 4.18, 4.20  

6) 6.3, 6.4, 6.7  

7) 6.8, 6.9, 6.10

8) 7.1, 7.4, 7.14, 7.15

9) 10.8, 10.11, 8.3, 8.7        

           

 

Useful Links:

Signals and systems

Resources for Probability Theory and Statistics

491 Communication Systems Lab

Complex2Real (communication tutorials)

 

Messages


TERM  TEST  #  1

 

 Date : 

Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

 Time : 

1:05-2:25 PM

 Location : 

Room ENGTR 0060

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 Material :

1) Class lectures : from Sept. 3, 2013 to Oct. 3, 2013 (including)

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2) Downloadable notes : set 1, set 2

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3) Text book : Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 5

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4) Problem sets : 1, 2, 3.

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 Type of test : 

Closed books and closed notes. Only faculty calculator is allowed.

 

 

TERM  TEST  #  2

 

Date : 

Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013

Time : 

1:05-2:25 PM

Location : 

Room ENGTR

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Material :

1) Class lectures : from Oct. 3 to Oct. 29, 2013 (including)

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2) Downloadable notes : set 3, super-het, set 4 (pp. 56-66)

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3) Text book : Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 6 (6.1)

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4) Problem sets : 4, 5, 6

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Type of test : 

Closed books and closed notes. Only faculty calculator is allowed.

 

 



 

 

 


Downloads:

set1.pdf

set2.pdf

set3.pdf

super-het.pdf

set4.pdf

set5.pdf

set6.pdf

set7.pdf