| Lectures and exercises |
hours |
| Topics |
Specific contents |
|
| Probability |
Elements of Probability and Random Processes |
6
|
| Transmission Channels |
Characteristics of transmission channels. Cables: power attenuation and frequency response. Optical Fibers. Characterization of a radio channel in free space. |
4
|
| Analog Modulation |
Analog modulation. Linear modulation: DSB, SSB, VSB. Frequency division multiplexing and radio frequency allocation. Elementary analysis of amplitude and frequency modulation. |
6
|
| Quantization |
Analog to digital conversion. Uniform quantization and evaluation of the performance of a uniform quantizer. Time division multiplexing. |
6
|
| Digital modulation |
Digital communication. Baseband modulation: PAM. Passband modulation: PSK, M-QAM. |
8
|
| Exercises and problems |
Exercises and problems on class material |
6
|
| Total hours for lectures and exercises |
36 |
| for exercises only |
8 |
|
Further educational activities
|
hours
|
| Labs |
6 |
| Tutorials / Seminars |
|
| Workshops |
|
| Guided tours |
|
| |
|
| Total hours for further educational activities |
6 |
| Total hours |
42
|