EE 528 Digital Communications
Course Description:
Review of random processes; Binary detection theory; Representation of band-pass signals and systems; Signal space representation; Optimum receivers for the Additive White Gaussian Noise channel AWGN; Performance of the optimum receiver for memory-less modulation; M-ary modulation; Representation and spectral characteristics of digitally modulated signals; Signal design for band-limited channels; Digital communications over fading multi-path channels; Introduction to spread spectrum signals.
Prerequisite:
EE 502: Modelling of Stochastic Engineering Systems, signals and systems, and undergraduate course in Digital Communications.
Time and Place
Tuesday 12:30 pm -- 3 pm
Instructor
Dr. Abdulhameed Al-Sanie
Office: 2C-30
Phone: 4676816
Email: sanie@ksu.edu.sa
Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday; 12:30-2:30 pm
Required Text
J. G. Proakis, Digital Communications, New York: McGraw-Hill, 4th ed., 2001.
Supplementary books
J. G. Proakis and M. Salehi, “Fundamentals of Communication Systems” Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005,
Simon Haykin, Digital Communications, Wiley, 1988.
Simon Haykin, Communication Systems, Wiley, 4th ed., 2001.
B. Sklar, Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications” (2-nd Edition), Prentice Hall, 2001.
Homework
Homework is assigned weekly and due in class one week after the assignment. Late homework will not be accepted.
Midterm and Final Exams
Midterm Exam:
Final Exam:
Exams in this course will stress the student's understanding of basic course principles and will not be based on equation memorization. Students will, therefore, be allowed to bring one A4 equation sheet to every exam.
Grading
Homework: 10%; Project: 10%; Midterm Exam: 30%; Final Exam: 50%
Course Outline
Introduction to Digital Communications (Ch. 1)
Review of Probability and Stochastic Processes (Ch. 2)
Characterization of Communication Signals and Systems (Ch. 4)
Modulation schemes, optimum receiver, and performance for AWGN channel (Ch. 5)
Signal design for band-limited channels (Ch. 9)
Digital communication through fading channels (Ch.14)
Spread Spectrum signals for Digital Communications. (Ch. 13)
Course Material
Sample Exam 1 (PDF)