Topical Outline
ECE4601: Communication Systems
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Topical Outline
- Introduction
- Quick Review of Probability
- Basics of Probability
- Statistical Averages
- Some Useful Distributions
- Introduction Random Processes
- Random Processes
- Statistical Characterization of Random Processes
- Filtered Random Processes
- Power Spectral Density
- Gaussian Random Processes
- Noise and Its Representation
- Digital Baseband Pulse Transmission
- Matched Filters
- Probability of Error due to Noise
- Intersymbol Interference
- Nyquist Pulse Shaping
- Partial Response Signaling
- M-ary PAM Transmission
- Linear Equalizers
- Adaptive Equalizers
- Digital Bandpass Transmission
- Representations of Bandpass Signals and Systems
- Signal-space representations
- Detection of Known Signals in Noise
- Correlation and Matched Filter Receivers
- Binary Modulation Techniques
- Non-binary Modulation Techniques
- Non-coherent Detection
- Differential Detection
- Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
- Introduction to OFDM
- Combating Intersymbol Interference with OFDM
- Spread Spectrum Modulation
- Pseudo-noise Sequences
- Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum
- Frequency-Hopped Spread Spectrum
- Information Theory - as time allows
- Uncertainty, Information, Entropy
- Source coding Theorem
- Data Compaction
- Discrete Memoryless Channel
- Mutual Information
- Channel Capacity
- Error Control Coding - as time allows
- Linear Block Codes
- Convolutional Codes
- The Viterbi Algorithm