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ELEC 461 Digital Communications Units: 3.50
Representation of signals and noise, Gaussian processes, correlation functions and power spectra. Linear systems and random processes. Performance analysis and design of coherent and noncoherent communication systems, phase-shift-keying, frequency-shift,-keying, and M-ary communication systems. Optimum receivers and signal space concepts. Information and its measure, source encoding, channel capacity and error correcting coding.
NOT OFFERED 2024-2025
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
NOT OFFERED 2024-2025
(Lec: 3, Lab: 0, Tut: 0.5)
Requirements: Prerequisites: ELEC 324 or MTHE 335 or MREN 223, ELEC 326 or MTHE 351, or permission of instructor
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Offering Term: W
CEAB Units:
Mathematics 0
Natural Sciences 0
Complementary Studies 0
Engineering Science 21
Engineering Design 21
Offering Faculty: Smith Engineering
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Use random processes in systems.
- Design digital communication systems.
- Analyze the function of each building block of digital communication systems.
- Use various signal spaces to represent information.
- Apply information theory to different systems.
- Discuss communication technologies.