BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Second Semester 2016-2017

Course Handout (Part - II)
Date: 19/01/2017
In addition to Part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the Timetable) this portion gives further
specific details regarding the course.

Course Number : ECE F418 / EEE F418

Course Title : Modern Communication Technologies
Course Coordinator : YOGANANDAM Y.
Instructors :

1. Course Description:

Modern communication systems overview, Digital modulation techniques, Channel capacity and coding,
Digital link improve techniques, Digital receiver design and performance analysis, Wireless communication
systems: wireless channel models and link improvement techniques, multiple access schemes. Basic
concept of mobile network, Optical Communication Systems: Transmitters, receivers and other optical
Communication subsystem, Optical wireless systems.

2. Scope and Objectives of the Course:

i) Explain and discuss the essential blocks of a modern communication system.

ii) Formatting and Baseband Modulation:
iii) Discuss Various bandpass modulation and demodulation techniques.
iv) Discuss Link Budget calculations and explain how channel coding helps link improvement.
v) Channel capacity & coding cursory treatment
vi) Digital receiver design & performance analysis.
vii) Explain Multiplexing & Multiple access techniques.
viii) Explain & discuss wireless channel properties & mitigation techniques.
ix) Introduce mobile communication network concepts.
x) Introduce concepts of optical communication systems.
xi) Introduce concepts of optical Wireless systems.

3. Text Books:

T1. DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS Fundamentals and Applications: ERNARD SKLAR and Pabitra
Kumar Ray; Pearson Education 2009, 2/e.

T2. Wireless Communications Priniciples and Practice. Theodore Rappaport, Pearson Education

T3. H Kolimbiris Fiber Optic Communications Pearson Education, Ist Indian Edition. OR

4. Reference Book (RB):

R1. Communications System Engineering, John G Proakis and Masoud Salehi, Pearson Education, 2002,
Second Ed.
rd
R2. Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, Govind P Agarwal, 3 Edition, Wiley India Edition 2008.
 5. Course Plan / Schedule:

Lecture Learning objectives Topics to be covered Chapter No.

No.
1. Introduction to Essential Introduction to the course, Typical block T1: Chap 1, Class
blocks of a modern diagram, refresh the Communication Notes & R1: Chap 1
communication system. systems course
2,3 Source Coding Review of principles and key points for T1: Chap 2,3, Class
efficient coding, Source coding of digital Notes
sources and Speech coders & R1: Chap 6
4,5,6 Review of Baseband Review of Baseband transmission and T1: Chap 2,3, Class
Transmission and Reception principles, RRC Filter, Notes
Reception: Equalization, different equalization & R1: Chap 8
techniques.
7,8,9 Review of bandpass Review of Digital Bandpass modulation & T1: Chap 4 class
modulation and demodulation techniques, Bit & Symbol notes &
demodulation techniques error performance. Multi Carrier Modulation R1: Chaps 6,7,8,,
& OFDM
10,11,12 Channel capacity & coding Types of channel errors & control, T1: Chap 6, class
structured sequences, linear block codes, notes & R1: Chap 9,
error detection & correction capacity
13,14 Channel capacity & coding Cyclic codes, T1: Chap 6, class
notes & R1: Chap 9,
15,16,17 Channel capacity & coding Convolution encoder & decoders, Viterbi T1: Chap 7 class
algorithm, properties of convolution codes notes & R1: Chap 9,

18,19 Channel capacity & coding RS codes, Turbo coding T1: Chap 8 class
notes & R1: Chap 9,
20, 21 Review of Digital receiver Review of Modulation & coding trade-offs, Class notes & T1:
design & performance Designing digital communication systems, Chap 9
analysis. Modulation & coding for Bandwidth limited
channels
22, 23 Explain Multiplexing & Allocation of communications resource. Class notes & T1:
Multiple access techniques. FDMA, TDMA, CDMA, Access algorithms, Chap 11,
Typical systems discussion
24, 25, Introduction to Satellite Satellite Communication Principles, Link Class notes & T1:
26, 27 Communications Budget importance, channels, Received Chap 5
signal power, noise power, link budget
analysis
28, 29, Explain & discuss wireless Communicating over Fading channels, T1: Chap 15, Class
30, 31, channel properties & Characterization of wireless channels, Notes &
32 mitigation techniques Degrading effects due to fading and T2: Chap 4,5
mitigation, Diversity techniques, MIMO
33,34,35 Introduce mobile Mobile communications, different standards, Class Notes & T2:
communication network Cellular concepts, frequency reuse, Handoff Chap 1 & 2
concepts. strategies, Interference and system capacity
improvements
36,37,38 Introduce concepts of Transmitters, receivers and other optical T3: Relevent
optical communication Communication subsystem, Optical wireless chapters &
systems. systems. Class Notes
5. Evaluation Scheme:

Component Duration Weightage Marks Date & Time Remarks

Test I 60 mts. 15% 45 25 Feb, 1 2 PM Closed Book
Test II 60 mts. 15% 45 03 Apr, 1 2 PM Closed Book
2 out of 3 Surprise Quizzes 10% 30 Closed Book
Term Paper 20% 60 Take Home
Comprehensive 3 Hrs 40% 120 03 May 2016 FN Closed Book
Totals 100% 300

6. Chamber Consultation Hour: To be announced in Class

7. Make-up Policy: Make-up will be given on extremely genuine grounds only. Prior application
should be made for seeking the make-up examination.

8. Notices: Notices, if any, concerning the course will be put up on EEE Notice Board or CMS
only.

Instructor-in-Charge
ECE F418 / EEE F418