Syllabus

List of experiments:

1. To study sampling and reconstruction of analog signals using hardware kit and MATLAB.

2. To study pulse code modulation (PCM) signal transmission and reception using hardware kit and MATLAB.

3. To study time division multiplexing (TDM) and demultiplexing of a digital signal using hardware kit and MATLAB.

4. To study delta modulation (DM) and demodulation using hardware kit and MATLAB.

5. To study differential pulse code modulation (DPCM) and demodulation using hardware kit and MATLAB.

6. To study intersymbol interference and eye diagram using hardware kit and MATLAB.

7. To study coherent digital modulation techniques: Binary phase-shift keying (BPSK), quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK), binary frequency-shift keying (BFSK), quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) using hardware kit and MATLAB.

8. To study noncoherent digital modulation techniques: Noncoherent BFSK and differential phase-shift keying (DPSK) using hardware kit and MATLAB.

9. To study the performance of digital modulation schemes in the presence of additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) based on bit-error rate (BER) calculation using hardware kit and MATLAB.

10. To study channel coding and decoding techniques for digital communication systems.

To develop practical understanding of fundamentals of digital communications through experimentation on hardware and MATLAB (Communication toolbox and Simulink).

To develop practical understanding of sampling and quantization operations for digital transformation of an analog signal at transmitter and reconstruction operation to recover the original analog signal at the receiver of a digital communication system.

To develop practical understanding of digital pulse transmission (i.e., PCM, DPCM, DM) and digital passband signal transmission techniques (i.e., BPSK, QPSK, BFSK, QAM, noncoherent BFSK, DPSK, etc.).

To develop practical understanding of fundamental performance limits of digital modulation schemes in the presence of AWGN.

After the completion of this course, students will be able to:

CO1: gain knowledge of fundamental operations sampling, quantization, and reconstruction required for signal transmission and reception in a digital communication system.

CO2: generate, transmit and receive digital baseband signals using PCM, DPCM, and DM techniques.

CO3: generate, transmit and receive digital passband signals using coherent BPSK, QPSK, BFSK, QAM, noncoherent BFSK, DPSK, etc.

CO4: predict the achievable performance of a digital communication system using various digital modulation schemes in the presence of AWGN.

CO5: gain knowledge of channel coding techniques for prediction and correction of bit error at the receiver of a digital communication system.

S. Haykin, Digital Communication Systems, 1st edition, Wiley , 2013

B. P. Lathi and Z. Ding, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 4th edition, Oxford , 2011

B. Sklar and P. K. Ray, Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications, 2nd edition, Pearson , 2009

J. G. Proakis and M. Salehi, Digital Communications, 5th edition, McGraw Hill , 2014