ECE 146A -- Digital Communication Theory and Techniques

Winter 2022

Instructor: Dr. Yasamin Mostofi

Time: MW 11:00-12:15

Place: Phelps Hall 1448

Course description:

This course is on the fundamentals of the analysis and design of communication systems, as relevant to several existing communication systems today such as cellular systems, WLANS, and internet. We begin by reviewing the basics of signals and systems, Fourier transforms, energy and power spectral density. We then focus on different analog modulation techniques, such as AM and FM, and their performance in the presence of noise; digital modulation techniques such as PAM, QAM, and PSK and the associated bit error rate analysis.

Prerequisites:

signals and systems, Probability theory (recommended)

Instructor Information:

Instructor: Professor Yasamin Mostofi
Email: ymostofi[at]ece[dot]ucsb[dot]edu

TA Information:

TA: Anurag Pallaprolu
Email: anurag.pallaprolu@gmail.com
HW Office hours: Friday 10AM-11AM PST (this is in addition to the lab sessions)

Textbook:Introduction to Communication Systems, U. Madhow (click here for the pdf)



Supplementary Reading:

  1. Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 4th edition, B.P. Lathi, Oxford University Press, 2009.
  2. Communication Systems, 5th edition, A. B. Carlson, McGraw-Hill, 2009.
  3. Communication Systems, 5th edition, S. Haykin, Wiley, 2009.
  4. Signals and Systems, 2nd edition, A. V. Oppenheim, Prentice Hall, 1996.
  5. Probability, Random Variables and Statistic Processes, 4th edition, A. Papoulis, 2001.

Grading:

Homework -15%, Lab-20%, Midterm-25%, Final-40%, HW grading loses 25% credit per day late. Students can discuss HW problems. However, dividing the problems among themselves is not permitted.