Description

Characterization of signals and systems. Orthogonal expansions. Representations and spectra of digital modulated signals. Modulation and demodulation for AWGN channels signal waveforms. Optimum coherent detectors. Error probability for different M-array signals. Carrier recovery systems. Symbol synchronization methods. Noncoherent detection of M-array signals. Binary coding. M-array coded signals. Linear block coding. Soft and hard decision decoding. Convolution codes. Generation and decoding. Viterbi algorithm. Trellis code modulation.

Program

M.Sc. in Electronics and Communications Engineering

Objectives

• The student should become versed in the mathematical techniques used in dealing with modulation and synchronization as well as the different techniques of M-array digital signaling. Also, the student should be able to deal with channels coding either block or convolutional.