Course detail

Communication Systems

FEKT-KKSYAcad. year: 2011/2012

Components of communication systems. Source coding. Channel coding. Error correcting and detecting codes. Baseband and passband signal transmission. Amplitude and phase modulations. Fundamentals of digital modulations. Multiple-access techniques. Telephone network. Radio and TV broadcasting. Telephone service. Wireless communication systems Optical communication systems. Satellite communications. Local Area Network. Perspective of the communication technology.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Aleš Prokeš, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students become familiar with the recent communication systems for data, audio and video signals transmission and with basic methods of signal processing using in these systems such as source and channel coding, synchronization or modulation.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the secondary school level is required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

The laboratory practicals, autonomous working and final exam are evaluated

Course curriculum

1. Subdivision and typical structures of communication systems.
2. Source coding of speech, audio, video and digital data. Cryptography.
3. Channel coding. Linear codes. Hamming, cyclic and convolutional codes.
4. Baseband modulation and detection. Line codes.
5. Matched filter. Inter-symbol interference. Equalisation.
6. Bandpass modulation. Analog and digital modulation.
7. Multiple access systems. Multiplexing techniques.
8. Communication channel. Noise and fading channel. Diversity receiving systems.
9. Carrier frequency and phase synchronization. Symbol and frame synchronization.
10. Telephone and radio telephone systems. DSL and ISDN technology.
11. Wireless data communication WLAN, WPAN, WWAN. Analogue radio and TV broadcasting.
12. DAB and DVB. Satellite communications. Optical communication systems.
13. Core- and access data networks. Networking devices. Transmission protocols.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to make students familiar with the recent communication systems for data, audio and video signals transmission and with basic methods of signal processing using in these systems such as source and channel coding, synchronization or modulation.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ŠEBESTA, V. Teorie sdělování. Skriptum FEI VUT v Brně, Vutium, 1998 (CS)
PROKEŠ, A. Komunikační systémy. Laboratorní cvičení. Komunikační systémy. Laboratorní cvičení. FEKT VUT Brno, Ústav radioelektroniky.: 2002. s. 1 ( s.) (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-BK Bachelor's

    branch BK-EST , 3. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

    branch ET-CZV , 1. year of study, summer semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Aleš Prokeš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Theoretical fundamentals of communications. Theory of information. Channel capacity.
Components of communication systems. Overview of basic line and wireless communication systems.
Digital and analogue communication signals. Source coding. Adaptive prediction, Huffman code. Fundamentals of the audio and video compression.
Channel coding. Error correcting and detecting codes, redundancy. Cyclic, Hamming and convolutional codes. Turbo codes.
Baseband pulse transmission. Line coding. Synchronnous and asynchronnous transfer mode.
Passband data transmission. Amplitude and phase modulations.
Fundamentals of digital modulations FSK, ASK, PSK, QAM, MSK. Correlation coding. Matched filter. Carrier and symbol timming recovery.
Multiple-access techniques (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA). OFDM.
Fundamentals of spread-spectrum techniques. FH and DS systems.
Audio and video signal transmission. Telephone network. Radio and TV broadcasting.
Data Transmission. Telephone service, ISDN, AHDL. Wireless systems (trunking systems, WLL systems, point-to-multipoint systems). Terresterial Digital Audio Broadcasting (T-DAB, DVB).
Optical communication systems, modulation techniques.
Satelite communications.

Laboratory exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Aleš Prokeš, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Spectrum of modulated signals.
Data coding for transmission.
Performances of digital modulated signals.
Data communicaton using modems.
Matched filter.