Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Unit Catalogue 2011/12 |
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 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
| Period: |
Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 25%, EX 75% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To introduce students to advanced topics in digital communication systems. Learning Outcomes: On completion of the course, the student should be able to understand and evaluate: * The main operating features of digital communication systems, * The relative performance of the various modulation methods, * The efficiency of error detection and correction methods * The security of encryption systems. Skills: The skills developed through this course are: * The design of digital communications systems. * The use of advanced modulation and channel coding techniques. * Critical evaluation of and improvement of existing digital communications systems. Content: * Digital modulation techniques: binary modulation and demodulation; QPSK, OQPSK, MSK; QAM and trellis coded modulation. * Channel coding: linear block codes for error detection and correction; cyclic codes and shift register generation and detection; Hamming, BCH, RS and Golay codes. * Convolution coding: definition, generation and distance properties of convolution codes; Viterbi decoding with hard and soft decisions; sequential and feedback decoding; interleaving. * Variable rate codes: generation and decoding of punctured convolutional codes. * Advanced coding methods: turbo and low-density parity check codes. * Spread spectrum techniques: overview and pseudo-noise sequences; direct sequence and frequency hopping systems; synchronisation. * Encryption and decryption: cipher systems and secrecy; practical security; stream encryption; public key cryptosystems. |
| Programme availability: |
EE50190 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
EE50190 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
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