Digital Receiver Techniques

Course aim

This course covers aspects of digital receiver design that range from practical to theoretical, including signal processing architectures, synchronisation algorithms and the inclusion of iterative (i.e. turbo) receiver processing. The course describes algorithms and architectures used for modern modulation, coding and multiple access methods. The course provides insight into the impact of iterative receiver techniques on communications signal processing. The course provides “hand-on” experience through Matlab-based tutorial and assignment work.

Course content

Key topics include:
Practical Techniques for Digital Modems:

• from classical QAM architectures to useful discrete-time architectures 
• low-pass and bandpass sampling and synthesis methods 
• continuous and discrete time filtering design and implementation options. 
• decimation and interpolation for digital communications systems. 
• introduction to modem simulation and testing

Synchronisation Algorithms for Digital Modems:

• comparison of feedforward and feedback synchronisation architectures
• introduction to synchronisation algorithms for frequency, phase and timing
• burst demodulation techniques
• bounds for synchroniser performance
• simple performance analysis of common timing and phase recovery schemes

Introduction to Integrated Demodulation and Decoding

• overview of the turbo principle
• introduction to serially concatenated convolutional codes
• using the demapper as an inner decoder 
• turbo phase estimation

Introduction to CDMA Receivers 

• rationale for spreading 
• CDMA architectures and synchronisation requirements 
• extending CDMA systems to multi-user detection 
• overview of current CDMA standards

Introduction to OFDM Systems

• rationale for OFDM and introduction to current OFDM standards 
• use of the FFT in OFDM systems 
• synchronisation and channel estimation in OFDM 
• coded OFDM systems

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
EEET 4036	Modern Communication Systems
EEET 4058	Digital Signal Processing
EEET 3041	Signals and Systems

Working knowledge of Matlab.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	5 hours x 3 days
Tutorial	2 hours x 4 weeks
Simulation Project	3 hours x 4 weeks

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

Assessment

Final Presentation on assignment topic , Final Report on assignment topic, Interim progress reports on simulation assignment topic, Tutorials

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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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.