EE611 Digital Modulation and Coding (Jan-Apr 2008)

Instructor

B. Srikrishna
Office: ESB 337A
Phone: 2257 4439

Class Timings

E Slot (Mon: 12-12.50 pm, Wed: 10-10.50 am, Thu: 9-9.50 am, Fri: 8-8.50 am)

Course Content

• Introduction:
  • Elements of digital communication systems, performance
    measures, examples of communication channels,
    mathematical models for communications channels
• General Concepts:
• Signal space representations
• Waveform channels, vector channels
• MAP and ML criteria for detection
• Sufficient statistics
• Communication over AWGN Channels:
• Channel model
• Sufficient statistics
• Matched filter detector
• Common signal constellations
• Probability of error
• Comparison of modulation schemes, channel capacity
• Communication over Band-limited Channels:
• Ideal band-limited channel model
• Pulse-shaping and Nyquist criterion
• Maximum possible symbol rate for zero ISI
• Arbitrary band-limited channel model
• Sufficient statistics
• ML sequence detection
• Linear equalization
• Decision feedback equalization
• Capacity of ISI channels, water-filling and OFDM

Evaluation

Quiz I : 20% (Feb 15, 2008)
Quiz II : 20% (Mar 24, 2008)
Final Exam : 60% (Apr 30, 2008)

Textbook

[1] J. G. Proakis, "Digital Communications", Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001.

References

[2] John R. Barry, Edward A. Lee, David G. Messerschmitt, "Digital Communication," Third Edition, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004.
[3] J. M. Wozencraft, I. M. Jacobs, "Principles of Communication Engineering", John Wiley, 1965.
[4] U. Madhow, "Fundamentals of Digital Communication," Cambridge University Press, 2008.
[5] B. Sklar, "Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications", Second Edition, Prentice Hall, 2001.

Problem sets

Problem Set 1 Solution to Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2 Solution to Problem Set 2
Problem Set 3 Solution to Problem Set 3
Problem Set 4 Solution to Problem Set 4
Problem Set 5 Solution to Problem Set 5