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EEL 6534 - Communication Systems

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Goals:

This course will provide the students with the fundamental principles of digital communications and their applications in telephony, spread-spectrum and multi-user radio communication technologies. Emphasis will be on systems approach to design and analysis of digital communication systems. SystemView software for communications and DSP design (included with the textbook) will be used to assist you in understanding complex communications theory and applications. Text:

Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications (second edition), Bernard Sklar, Prentice-Hall, 2001. ISBN# 0-13-084788-7

Instructor:

Dr. Ravi Sankar, Professor of Electrical Engineering
Office Phone: (813) 974-4769; Office Location: ENB 368
E-mail: sankar@eng.usf.edu

Class: MW 4:30 - 5:45 pm, ENB 110
Office Hours: Generally open door policy;
Specific Hours: MW 10:30-12:00 (ENB 368) and 6:00-7:00 pm (on-line email and telephone);
You can also contact me by email/voice mail any time or by appointment.

Course Homepages:

USF Web Portal (secure): https://my.usf.edu (access my USF Online and Blackboard)

Mirror site: http://www.eng.usf.edu/~sankar/course/gcomm.html

Topics:

Signals, Systems, and Spectra (Chapter 1)
Formatting and Source Coding (Chapters 2 & 13)
Baseband Digital Communication (Chapters 2, 3, & 10)
Bandpass Digital Communication (Chapter 4)
Communications Link Analysis (Chapter 5)
Channel Coding (Chapters 6-8)
Modulation and Coding Trade-offs (Chapter 9)
Multiplexing and Multiple Access (Chapter 11)
Spread Spectrum Communication Systems (Chapter 12), Multi-user Radio Communications, Encryption and Decryption (time permitting)

Grading Policy:

Homework - 10%;
SystemView based Software Exercises and Project(s) - 20%;
Mid-term Exam - 30% (tentatively Monday, Oct 27)
Final Comprehensive Exam - 40% (tentatively Monday, Dec 8)

The new grading system of PLUS/MINUS options for the letter grades WILL NOT be used in this course as per EE Department policy.

Academic Policies

Homework Policy: Simulation practice problems and textbook exercises will be assigned regularly on a biweekly basis. Only two problems (one each from computer based and paper&pencil based solutions) that are randomly selected from each homework will be graded. Everyone is recommended to do the homework earnestly since it will be a good preparation for the exam and it must be personal effort.

Attendance Policy: Students who anticipate the necessity of being absent from class due to the observation of a major religious observance must provide notice of the date(s) to the instructor, in writing, by the second class meeting.

Exam Policy: All exams are closed books and notes. One page reference sheet for formulas and definitions is allowed but NO homework or any other worked out examples. There will be NO MAKE-UP for a missed exam without prior approval from the instructor (with sufficent advance notice given) except in the case of a documentable medical emergency.

Academic Dishonesty Policy: The first strike policy will be strictly adhered to with NO warnings given (any form of cheating on exams or plagiarism on assigned homework and projects will result in an F grade and further suspension or expulsion from the University). It is the student's responsibility to review USF and EE department policies and procedures on Acdemic Conduct, Dishonesty, and Disruption.

Last updated by Ravi Sankar on August 20, 2003