EE50229: Electronic communication systems
Academic Year: | 2019/0 |
Owning Department/School: | Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering |
Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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Assessment Summary: | EX-OB 100%* |
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*Assessment updated due to Covid-19 disruptions |
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Description: | Aims: To provide a detailed understanding of the essential techniques for electronic communication systems. Learning Outcomes: After successfully completing this unit the student will be able to: Demonstrate a critical and detailed understanding of the key techniques in modern electronic communication systems. Demonstrate the ability to apply techniques to optimize the efficiency of communication links in electronic systems. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of statistical behaviour of electronic transmission systems. Demonstrate the ability to apply the concepts and principles of electronic communication systems. Skills: Problem solving: numeracy; working independently (TFA). Use IT to collect, analyse and present technical information; solve problems, communicate effectively and retrieve information (TFA). Use appropriate professional simulation and design tools (TFA). Employ a range of established and new techniques to review and critically analyse information concerning engineering problems, and to propose and implement solutions in a professional manner (TFA). Content: Fundamentals of information and entropy, entropy coding schemes and communication system models. Modulation schemes (QAM, PAM, ASK, PSK), constellations and eye diagrams. Channel distortion, clock recovery, adaptive equalization. Transmission and receiver architectures. Video and audio coding and transmission. Channel coding (Block, Convolution, Viterbi). Design trade-offs in practical communications systems design. |
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EE50229 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering
EE50229 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Computer Science
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