Modern Communication Systems

Course aim

Communication systems are increasingly important to society. The aim of this course is to introduce the transmission and coding principles that allow the reliable delivery of information by modern communication systems.

Course content

Source coding techniques for lossless and lossy compression, Huffman codes, Noisless coding Theorem. Digital modulation methods and QAM modem architectures. Optimum receivers for AWGN channels: Matched filter receiver; Maximum-likelihood and MAP detectors; BER performance, Link budgets. Information theory: Mutual information; Channel capacity. Channel coding: Linear block codes;syndrome decision decoding techniques; spectral efficiency versus SNR.

NOTE: Conceded and Terminating passes will be available to undergraduates taking this course but not to postgraduates.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EEET 2027	Digital Signal Processing
EEET 3028	Communication Systems

Working knowledge of Signals and Systems, Probability Theory, and Linear Algebra. Working knowledge of Matlab.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
Practical (Lab and simulation practicals)	3 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - SINGAPORE (INTENSIVE)
Offshore	20 hours x 1 week

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Homework (2), Practical Assignment, Quizzes (3)

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.