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Fundamentals of Communication Systems

What Will Learn?

  • Course Aims
    The aim of this course is to build the student background and basic knowledge in the field of communication system engineering. It also aims to improve the student skills in the defining, analyzing, and solving of problems related to the communication systems as well as to improve the students’ skills in the design of communication sub-systems.
  • Course Goals
  • Quality Education
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Sustainable Cities and Communities

Requirements

ECE251s

Description

  • English Description

    Introduction to communication systems. Basic concepts of communication systems. Communication system elements. Channel bandwidth. Analog modulation techniques: AM (SSB, DSB-SC), FM, and PM. Multiplexing techniques: TDM and FDM. Superheterodyne receiver. Pulse modulation techniques: PAM, PCM, PTM. Nyquist theorem. Line coding. Eye pattern. Generative/non-regenerative repeaters. Basics of passband digital modulation techniques: ASK, FSK, PSK. Noise temperature / Noise figure / Cascaded systems
  • Arabic Description

    Introduction to communication systems. Basic concepts of communication systems. Communication system elements. Channel bandwidth. Analog modulation techniques: AM (SSB, DSB-SC), FM, and PM. Multiplexing techniques: TDM and FDM. Superheterodyne receiver. Pulse modulation techniques: PAM, PCM, PTM. Nyquist theorem. Line coding. Eye pattern. Generative/non-regenerative repeaters. Basics of passband digital modulation techniques: ASK, FSK, PSK. Noise temperature / Noise figure / Cascaded systems
  • Department
    Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Credit Hours
    3
  • Grades
    Total ( 100 ) = Midterm (20) + tr.Student Activities (30 = tr.Industry 0% , tr.Project 0% , tr.Self_learning 0% , tr.Seminar 30% ) + Exam Grade (50)
  • Hours
    Lecture Hours: 2, Tutorial Hours: 2, Lab Hours: 0
  • Required SWL
    125
  • Equivalent ECTS
    5
  • ● Simon Haykin and Michael Moher, “Communication systems”, 5th Edition, Wiley, 2009.
  • ● Lathi, Bhagwandas Pannalal. Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems 5e Osece. Oxford university press, 2018
  • ● John G. Proakis and Masoud Salihi, Digital Communications, 5th Edition. McGraw Hill, 2007. - Simon Haykin and Michael Moher, Communication systems, 5th Edition, Wiley, 2009.