Digital Communications – Brief Theory and Lab
| Code | 3.5.3299.6 |
|---|---|
| Semester | 6th |
| Flow | D - Telecommunication Systems and Computer Networks |
| Category | Obligatory (main flow) |
| Credits | 6 |
| Class Hours - Lab Hours | 2 - 2 |
| Lecturers | Nikolaos Mitrou, Evgenia Adamopoulou (T & R Associates), Konstantina Sakka (T & R Associates) |
| Links | Course's Website |
Description
Lectures
- Introduction – Digital signal processing in telecommunications – simulation of analog modulation systems (AM, ADS,SSB, FM)
- Digital FIR filters – design (with different methods: analytic, windowing, equirriple, …) and implementation
- Optimal detection – Matched filters
- Spectral characteristics of digital waveforms –Formatting with Nyquist filters
- Digital modulation techniques: ASK, QAM,PSK, FSK, MSK
- Channel efficiency – theoretical limits and practical approaches
- Special cases and examples of contemporary digital communication systems
LAB exercises
LAB 1. Familiarization with MAT and Digital Signal Processing
LAB 2. Design and implementation of digital filters
LAB 3. Matched filters and ASK
LAB 4. ASK with Nyquist formatting
LAB 5. QAM and PSK systems
LAB 6. FSK and MSK