Electrical and Computer Engineering 708

Digital Communications

Course Objectives is to develop a deep understanding of the fundamental principles of the digital communication systems

Course Outline

1. Signal Space

2. Modulation and demodulation

3. Equalizations

4. Information-theoretic limits

5. Channel coding

Course Assessment

1. Two Projects: (each 25%) 50%

Project

2. Final exam: 50%

Practice Problems

Questions

Lecture and place

One lecture a week of about 3 hours’ duration from 2pm-5pm on Monday in Room BSB140

Reference Books

U. Madhow, Fundamentals of Digital Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2008
R. G. Gallager, Principal of Digital Communication, Cambridge University Press, 2008.
J. M. Wozencraft and I. M. Jacobs, Principal of Communication Engineering, Wiley, New York, 1966.
John G. Proakis, Digital Communications, 4th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Thomas M. Cover and Joy A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, Wiley-Interscience Publication

Policy reminder

Academic dishonesty consists of misrepresentation by deception or by other fraudulent means and can result in serious consequences, e.g. the grade of zero on an assignment, loss of credit with a notation on the transcript (notation reads: "Grade of F assigned for academic dishonesty"), and/or suspension or expulsion from the university.

It is your responsibility to understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. For information on the various kinds of academic dishonesty please refer to the Academic Integrity Policy, specifically Appendix 3, located at http://www.mcmaster.ca/senate/academic/ac_integrity.htm.

The following illustrates only three forms of academic dishonesty:

· Plagiarism, e.g. the submission of work that is not one's own or for which other credit has been obtained.

· Improper collaboration in group work.

· Copying or using unauthorized aids in tests and examinations.