Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to communication systems, signals and spectrum.

Module 2: Amplitude modulation (AM), Double side band suppressed carrier modulation (DSB-SC), Single side band (SSB) modulation generation, detection, Frequency division multiplexing (FDM).

Module 3: Frequency modulation (FM) and Phase modulation (PM).

Module 4: Radio receivers, Tuned radio frequency receivers for AM, Super heterodyne receivers for AM and FM.

Module 5: Noise in analog communication, short noise, thermal noise, atmospheric noise and solar noise. Impact of thermal noise on the AM, DSB-SC and SSB modulations.

Module 6: Sampling, Pulse code modulation (PCM), Time division multiplexing (TDM), Differential pulse coding modulation (DPCM), Delta modulation (DM).

Module 7: Digital modulation, Amplitude shift keying (ASK), Frequency shift keying (FSK), Phase shift keying (PSK), Differential phase shift keying (DPSK).

Module 8: Introduction to Information theory, Entropy, Source coding techniques: Shanon Fano coding and Huffman coding.

To develop basics concepts on communication systems.

1. Analyze signal and system characteristics.
2. Design and evaluate analog modulation techniques.
3. Understand noise and channel effects.
4. Implement digital communication techniques.
5: Explore Modern Wireless and Optical Communication.

George Kennedy, Bernard Davis, S. R. M Prasanna, Kennedy’s Electronic Communication System, McGraw Hill , 6th Edition 2017

S Haykins, Communications Systems, Wiley , 4th Edition 2006

Herbut Taub, Donald L. Schilling, Goutam Saha, Principles of Communication Systems, McGraw-Hill , 4th Edition 2017

B. P. Lathi, Zhi Ding, Hari M. Gupta, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, Cambridge University Press , 4th Edition 2017