RYERSON
UNIVERSITY
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
ELE 635 - Communication Systems- Spring 2015
Course Information
Prerequisites: Completion of all required second year courses, ELE532 and MTH514.
Announcements: Students are advised to check regularly the announcements.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to basic principles of communication
theory with emphasis on analog modulation systems. The course
topics include: basics of signals and systems, amplitude, phase and frequency
modulation, modulated waveform generation and detection techniques, effects
of noise in analog communication systems and frequency division multiplexing.
All course related information, announcements and material such as course notes, lab instructions, handouts are available from the website http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~fernando/ELE635/ . The administration of this course will be in accordance with the terms, conditions, regulations and policies contained in the Ryerson 2014/2015 Calendar and the most recent edition of the Student Handbook published by the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Please refer to the “Important Notes” section at the end of this document for further information.
The course is fairly mathematical and students should have
a good grasp of complex numbers, complex functions, various transform techniques,
probability theory, and random processes. Also knowledge on basic calculus,
linear algebra (vectors, arrays), continuous-time signals and systems, input/output
transfer functions, sinusoidal steady-state response and Fourier analysis
is expected. A good knowledge of Matlab software is essential.
It is the student’s responsibility to regularly check
the course website http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~fernando/ELE635/ for updates
and announcements and all
course-related information.
Instructors
|
Name |
Office |
Ext. |
Email |
Couseling Hours |
|
Dr. Xavier Fernando |
ENG437 |
6077 |
fernando@ee.ryerson.ca |
1-2 pm Wednesdays |
|
Name |
Office Hours |
Email |
| Pooya Sobhe
Bidari |
|
pooya.sobhebidari@ryerson.ca
|
| Nour
El Din ElMadany |
|
noureldin.elmadany@ryerson.ca
|
Lecture/Lab Hours/Rooms: Lectures at ENG 101, Monday and Wednesdays 9.00 AM to 12.00 Noon. Labs will be held in ENG311. Refer to your time-table for more details.
| Week |
Date |
Lecture |
Lab |
| 1 |
May 11 |
Intro.
to Communication Systems / |
No Lab |
| 1 |
May 13 |
Analysis and Transmission of Signals, Chapter
3, Sections 1-3 |
No
Lab |
| 2 |
May 20 |
Analysis and Transmission of Signals, Chapter
3, Sections 4-8 |
No
Lab |
| 3 |
May
25 |
Amplitude
Modulation (AM) |
Expt.
1 |
| 3 |
May 27 |
AM
(contd.) |
Expt. 1 |
| 3 |
June
01 |
AM
(contd.) |
No
Lab |
| 4 |
June 03 |
Mid-Term
Exam |
|
| 4 |
June 08 |
Phase-Locked
Loop and Applications, Chapter 4, Section 8 |
Expt.
2 |
| 5 |
June 10 |
Angle
Modulation, Chapter 5, Sections 1-3 |
|
| 5 |
June
15 |
Angle
Modulation (contd.), Chapter 5, Sections 4-5 |
Expt.
3 |
| 6 |
June 17 |
Angle
Modulation (contd.), Chapter 5, Sections 6-7 |
Expt. 3 |
| 6 |
June
22 |
Random
Process |
Expt. 4 |
| 7 |
June 24 |
Effects
of Noise |
Expt. 4 |
• Introduction, Representation
of Signals and Systems (Chapter 3, Sections:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6): Basic elements of communication systems, Signal
representation in time and frequency domain, Concepts of filtering, bandwidth,
distortionless transmission.
• Amplitude Modulation (Chapter 4,
Sections: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; Chapter 5, Section: 6): Suppressed
carrier modulation, large carrier modulation, vestigial sideband modulation,
single-sideband modulation, superheterodyne receiver structure, comparison
of AM systems, frequency division multiplexing. Amplitude Modulation: Suppressed
carrier modulation, large carrier modulation, vestigial sideband modulation,
single-sideband modulation, superheterodyne receiver structure, comparison
of AM systems, frequency division multiplexing, carrier acquisition.
• Angle Modulation (Chapter 5, Sections
1, 2, 3, 4, 7; Chapter 4, Section 8): Frequency modulation (FM) and
phase modulation (PM), narrowband FM, wideband FM, average power in angle
modulated waveforms, generation of wideband FM, demodulation of FM signals.
• Random Process and Power Spectrum (Chapter
9, Sections: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9): Transmission of a random process
through as linear system, energy and power spectral density functions, Gaussian
process, correlation functions, narrow-band noise.
• Effects of Noise in Communication systems (Chapter
10, Sections: 1, 2, 3, 4): Receiver model, noise in DSB-SC receivers,
noise in SSB receivers, noise in FM receivers, pre-emphasis and de-emphasis
in FM, propagation effects, threshold effect in FM.
|
Laboratory
Components (25%)
|
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Theoretical
Components (75%)
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Note: In order to achieve a passing grade in the course, the student
must pass both the theoretical and the laboratory
components. All the required reports will be assessed not only on their
technical or academic merit, but also on the communication skills of the author
as exhibited through the reports.
There are six assignments, which include problems selected from the course reference text. These questions and their respective solutions are available from the course home page on BlackBoard. These assignments will neither be collected nor graded; they are provided only as a study guide. You are strongly recommended to attempt to solve the assignment problems on your own without looking at the solutions first. If you have any question about an assignment problem or its respective solution, please consult the course instructor or the teaching assistant during their consulting hours. Click here for the Assignment and solutions
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