Course detail

Software radio

FEKT-MSWRAcad. year: 2011/2012

Software radio concept, transmitter and receiver architectures, Hardware resources for software radio implementation - DSP, FPGA, Number representation, fixed and floating point calculations, Software for simulation and implementation in Texas Instruments DSP's C6000, Software for simulation and implementation in FPGA - Core and System gererator, Software radio building blocks - keying, frequency synthesis, mixers, Algorithms for demodulation, synchronization and equalization, Filters, intersymbol interferences, DSP and FPGA implementations, A/D and D/A conversion, architectures, parameters, banpass sampling, Sampling rate change, decimation and interpolation, spectral analysis, Signal processing in CDMA and OFDM, adaptive algorithms, Signal processing in perspective systems - LTE, WiMAX, From software to cognitive radio, dynamic spectrum allocation

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

7

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The students will get familiar with a concept and use of software radio principle. In the computer experiments they will gain practical experiences with the implementation of basic communication chain building blocks. Students will also get familiar with available software resources for the signal processing implementation.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

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

Requirements for completion of a course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every.

Course curriculum

Letures:

1. Software radio concept, transmitter and receiver architectures
2. Hardware resources for software radio implementation - DSP, FPGA
3. Number representation, fixed and floating point calculations
4. Software for simulation and implementation in Texas Instruments DSP's C6000
5. Software for simulation and implementation in FPGA - Core and System gererator
6. Software radio building blocks - keying, frequency synthesis, mixers
7. Algorithms for demodulation, synchronization and equalization
8. Filters, intersymbol interferences, DSP and FPGA implementations
9. A/D and D/A conversion, architectures, parameters, banpass sampling
10. Sampling rate change, decimation and interpolation, spectral analysis
11. Signal processing in CDMA and OFDM, adaptive algorithms
12. Signal processing in perspective systems - LTE, WiMAX
13. From software to cognitive radio, dynamic spectrum allocation

Computer experiments:

1. Analysis of real communication signal in MATLAB
2. Development environment DSP DSK6713, signal processing library
3. Development environment Xilinx ISE, Xilinx IP Core generator, basic building blocks - mixer, NCO, filters
4. AM demodulator implementation
5. BPSK modulator implementation including raised cosine filter
6. OFDM modulator implementation
7. CDMA synchronization implementation

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of the course is to get the students familiar with a concept and use of software radio principle. The aim of the computer experiments is to gain practical experiences with the implementation of basic communication chain building blocks. Students will get familiar with available software resources for the signal processing implementation.

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

KENNINGTON, P.B., RF and baseband techniques for software defined radio, Artech House, 2005 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-M Master's

    branch M-TIT , 1. year of study, summer semester, optional interdisciplinary
    branch M-EST , 1. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized

  • Programme EEKR-CZV lifelong learning

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

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Exercise in computer lab

52 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer