ECE714: MIMO Communications

 

Course Objectives

·         To develop a deep understanding of the fundamental principles of the digital communication system for AWGN channels

·         To understand the currently well-established technologies for MIMO communication systems.

·         To explore some innovative techniques to be applied to MIMO communication systems

Course Assessment

1.      4 Assignments: each 15%

2.      Lecture Attendance: 10%

3.      Final exam: 30%

Lecture and place

     One lecture a week of about 3 hours’ duration from 2:30pm-5:20pm on Thursday

Lecture Notes

 

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.