Synopsis
This course introduces the fundamental elements of analog and digital communication systems. The focus will be on the mathematical analysis of the signals and basic building blocks of communication systems. Performance of digital communication systems in the presence of noise will be discussed towards the end. The skills and knowledge gained from this class are essential for other advanced communication courses such as, data communications, computer network, digital communication systems, and mobile communication.
Announcements
- Note: In case the course website is unavailable, files for the current year are backed up on Google Drive.
- The (second) online self-evaluation form is available now.
- Information regarding the final exam
- Check this course website regularly for breaking news about the final.
- Date: December 13, 2018
- TIME: 9:00-12:00
- ROOMs: BKD 2506 and 2501-2
- Basic calculators, e.g. FX-991MS, are permitted.
- 10 pages = 9 pages + one cover page
- To save time, read the cover page to be posted here before going into the exam room.
- 21+1 = 22 questions. (5+6+12+3+3+4+5+11+2+3+1+1+10+8+2+6+2+4+3+2+6+1)
- One A4 sheet allowed.
- Use the returned study sheet from the midterm exam.
- If you haven't picked up your A4 sheet yet, please get it from P'Ann.
- Add more formulas or information on the remaining side (or in the remaining space(s)).
- Basically, you have one whole page for the final exam.
- Q: Can I make a brand new study sheet?
A: No.
However, if you think the old one is in a bad shape (falling apart), you can use a photocopy of your own. (Reduction in size is not allowed though) - Q: What can I do if I lose my study sheet?
A: Dr.Prapun may be able to print out a scanned copy for you. (The1 writing won’t be as crisp as the original one but it’s better than nothing.) Otherwise, see below. - Q: I think the midterm study sheet (and the thing I wrote on it) is cursed (making me get poor score); I don’t want to see or use anything on it anymore. What can I do?
A: You may bring a brand new sheet for the final exam. However, you can only use one side of it.
- Basically, same rules as the midterm:
- Must be hand-written in your own handwriting.
- No small pieces of paper notes glued/attached on top of it.
- Indicate your name and ID on the upper right corner of the sheet (in portrait orientation).
- Do not modify (,e.g., add/underline/highlight) content on the sheet inside the exam room.
- Submit your A4 sheet with your exam.
- Violating the above instructions may cost you upto 10 pt.
- Cover all the materials that we discussed in class and practice in the exercises and HWs.
- For your studying pleasure....
- All post-midterm annotated notes combined in one pdf file.
- All post-midterm HWs and their solutions
- Checked HWs can be picked up in front of the EC office on the 6th floor.
- All post-midterm exercises and their solutions
- Graded exercises are posted on the SIIT Lecture Note System
- If you have valid reason for missing class on the day that we have exercise, please indicate the date, exercise number, and the reason in the (second) online self-evaluation form. Make sure that you also submit/email supporting document/evidence to Dr.Prapun (if you haven't done so).
- All post-midterm slides
- See some old exams.
- Information regarding the midterm exam [Posted @ 9AM on Sep 26]
- Check this course website regularly for breaking news about the midterm.
- Date: October 5, 2017 (Friday)
- TIME: 9:00-11:00
- ROOMs: BKD 2605, 2506, 2601
- Information about the midterm exam:
- 7 pages (including the cover page)
- To save time, read the cover page here before going into the exam room.
- 11+1 = 12 questions. (5.5+8+3.5+7+5+6+8+6+2+9+6+1 = 67 pt)
- Cover all the materials that we discussed in class and practice in the HWs.
- Material Distribution (score-wise): 15 (CH2) + 20 (CH3) + 16 (SEC4.1) + 15 (SEC4.2)
- Closed book. Closed notes.
- (1 pt) One A4 page allowed.
- Must be hand-written in your own handwriting.
- No small pieces of paper notes glued/attached on top of it.
- Indicate your name and ID on the upper right corner of the sheet (in portrait orientation).
- Do not modify (,e.g., add/underline/highlight) content on the sheet inside the exam room.
- Make sure that another side is blank. This will be used for the final exam.
- Submit your A4 sheet with your exam. (You will get it back before the final exam.)
- Q: I don't need any formulas. What should I do?
A: Bring in and submit a blank sheet of paper with your name and ID. Note that you can still only use one side on the final exam.
- Violating the above instructions will cost you 10 pt.
- Basic SIIT-approved calculators, e.g,. FX-991MS, are permitted, but borrowing is not allowed.
- For your studying pleasure....
- All pre-midterm annotated notes combined in one pdf file.
- All pre-midterm HWs and their solutions
- All pre-midterm exercises and their solutions
- Graded exercises are posted on the SIIT Lecture Note System
- All pre-midterm slides
- See some old exams.
- For those who have already obtained the textbook [C&C], this table gives the corresponding positions (if any) in the textbook that correspond to the material dfiscussed in class.
- Note that we also share the tutorial/make-up session with ECS315. See Google calendar below.
- This site can be accessed via prapun.com/ecs332
- Welcome to ECS332! Feel free to look around this site.
General Information
- Instructor: Asst. Prof. Dr.Prapun Suksompong (prapun@siit.tu.ac.th)
- Office: BKD, 6th floor of Sirindhralai building
- Office Hours: See Google calendar below.
- Lectures: See Google calendar below.
- Course Syllabus [Posted @ 11AM on Aug 10]
- Textbook: [C&C] A. Bruce Carlson and Paul B. Crilly, Communication Systems: An Introduction to Signals and Noise in Electrical Communication, McGraw-Hill, 2010, 5th International edition.
- Call No. TK5102.5 C3 2010. ISBN: 978-007-126332-0.
- Companion Site
- References
- Draft of the lecture notes
- Caution: The lecture notes will still be updated throughout the semester. Therefore, do not rely on this version for use in class. The arrangement/inclusion/exclusion of topics may be different from the ones posted below and the versions available at the copy center.
- [Z&T] Rodger E. Ziemer and William H. Tranter, Principles of Communications, 6th International student edition, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2010.
- Call No. QA273 Y384 2005. ISBN: 978-0-471-27214-4
- Student Companion Site
- [L&D] B.P. Lathi and Zhi Ding, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 4th Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Call No. TK5101 L333 2009
- J. G. Proakis and M. Salehi, Communication Systems Engineering, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002. ISBN: 0-13-095007-6
- S.S. Haykin, Communication Systems, 4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, 2001. Call Number: TK5101 H38 2001.
- [J&S] C. R. J. Jr, W. A. Sethares, and A. G. Klein, Software Receiver Design: Build Your Own Digital Communication System in Five Easy Steps, 1st ed. Cambridge University Press, 2011.
- [J&S] C.R. Johnson and W.A. Sethares, Telecommunications Breakdown: Concepts of Communication Transmitted via Software-Defined Radio, Prentice Hall, 2003.
- [C&T] Thomas M. Cover, Joy A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, Second Edition, Wiley-Interscience, 2006
- MATLAB Primer, 8th edition T. A. Davis. CRC Press, 2010.
- MIT RES.6.007 Signals and Systems (1987) on Youtube
Handouts and Course Material
- Slides: Course Introduction [Posted @ 11AM on Aug 10; Updated @ 3PM on Aug 15]
- Part I: Review [Posted @ 8:40AM on Aug 10]
- Chapter 1 (Intro. to Commu. Systems)
- Slides [Posted @ 3PM on Aug 15]
- Chapter 2 (Frequency-Domain Analysis)
- Annotated version [Posted @ 3PM on Aug 15; Updated @ 11PM on Aug 17, @3PM on Aug 22, @ 10PM on Aug 24, @ 2PM on Aug 29, and @ 2PM on Aug 31]
- Slides Part A [Posted @ 3PM on Aug 15; Updated @ 11PM on Aug 17]
- Slides Part B [Posted @ 11PM on Aug 17; Updated @3PM on Aug 22, @ 10PM on Aug 24, @ 2PM on Aug 29, and @ 2PM on Aug 31]
- Excercise 1 Solution [Posted @ 9AM on Sep 3]
- Excercise 2 Solution [Posted @ 9AM on Sep 3]
- Excercise 3 Solution [Posted @ 9AM on Sep 3]
- References
- Video: But what is the Fourier Transform? A visual introduction [3Blue1Brown]
- Video: Step Function and Delta Function [MIT RES.18-009, Fall 2015]
- Video: Impulse function and sifting property [ME 360 Winter 2015, at University of Michigan]
- Video: Dirac delta function [Khan Academy]
- Additional references:
- Part II: Continuous-Wave Modulation
- Chapter 3 (Modulation and Communication Channels) [Posted @ 2PM on Aug 29]
- Annotated version [Posted @ 3:30PM on Sep 5; Updated @ 11PM on Sep 7 and @ 5PM on Sep 12]
- Excercise 4 Solution [Posted @ 9AM on Sep 3]
- Excercise 5 Solution [Posted @ 3:30PM on Sep 11]
- Excercise 6 Solution [Posted @ 10AM on Sep 20]
- Slides [Posted @ 3PM on Sep 14]
- Chapter 4 (Amplitude/Linear Modulation)
- Part II.2: Sections 4.1-4.3 [Posted @ 2PM on Aug 29]
- Part II.3: Sections 4.4-4.9 [Posted @ 5PM on Oct 9]
- Annotated version for Section 4.1 [Posted @ 10AM on Sep 20; Updated @ 3:30PM on Sep 21, @ 2PM on Sep 26, and @ 9AM on Nov 11]
- Annotated version for Section 4.2 [Posted @ 2PM on Sep 26]
- Annotated version for Section 4.3 [Posted @ 11PM on Oct 14; Updated @ 5PM on Oct 17 and @ 4PM on Oct 22]
- Annotated version for Section 4.4 [Posted @ 4PM on Oct 22]
- Annotated version for Section 4.5 [Posted @ 4PM on Oct 22; Updated @ 4:30PM on Oct 24 and @ 3PM on Oct 26]
- Annotated version for Section 4.6-4.9 [Posted @ 9AM on Nov 11; Updated @ 4PM on Nov 2]
- Excercise 7 Solution [Posted @ 10:30AM on Sep 27]
- Excercise 8 Solution [Posted @ 3:30PM on Sep 28]
- Excercise 10.1 Solution [Posted @ 5:30PM on Nov 5]
- Excercise 10.2 Solution [Posted @ 5:30PM on Nov 5]
- Excercise 11 Solution [Posted @ 12PM on Oct 23]
- Excercise 12 Solution [Posted @ 5PM on Nov 8]
- Excercise 13 Solution [Posted @ 5PM on Nov 8]
- Excercise 14 Solution [Posted @ 5PM on Nov 8]
- Slides for Section 4.1 [Posted @ 3:30PM on Sep 21]
- Slides for Section 4.2 [Posted @ 3:30PM on Sep 28]
- Slides for Section 4.3 [Posted @ 3:30PM on Oct 11; Updated @ 5PM on Oct 17 and @ 4PM on Oct 22]
- Slides for Section 4.4 [Posted @ 4PM on Oct 22]
- Slides for Section 4.5 [Posted @ 3PM on Oct 26]
- Summary given in the tutorial [Posted @ 10PM on Oct 25]
- Chapter 5 (Angle Modulation) [Posted @ 5PM on Oct 30]
- Annotated version for Section 5.1-5.2 [Posted @ 4PM on Nov 2; Updated @ 1:30PM on Nov 7 and @ 11:30PM on Nov 11]
- Annotated version for Section 5.3 [Posted @ 11:30PM on Nov 11]
- Slides [Posted @ 4PM on Nov 2; Updated @ 1:30PM on Nov 7 and @ 11:30PM on Nov 11]
- Excercise 15 Solution [Posted @ 5PM on Nov 8]
- Excercise 16 Solution [Posted @ 5PM on Nov 8]
- Part III: Transition from Analog to Digital Signaling
- Chapter 6 (Sampling and Reconstruction) [Posted @ 10AM on Nov 5]
- Annotated version [Posted @ 11:30PM on Nov 11; Updated @ 3:30PM on Nov 16 and @ 6PM on Dec 4]
- Slides for Section 6.1 [Posted @ 11:30PM on Nov 11; Updated @ 5PM on Nov 14 and @ 3:30PM on Nov 16]
- Slides for Section 6.2-6.4 [Posted @ 5PM on Nov 14; Updated @ 3:30PM on Nov 16]
- Excercise 17 Solution [Posted @ 10PM on Nov 29]
- Excercise 18_1 Solution [Posted @ 10PM on Nov 29]
- Excercise 18_2 Solution [Posted @ 10PM on Nov 29]
- Chapter 7 (Pulse Modulation) [Posted @ 9AM on Nov 20]
- Annotated version [Posted @ 11:30AM on Nov 25; Updated @ 5PM on Dec 3]
- Slides for Section 6.2-6.4 [Posted @ 11:30AM on Nov 25; Updated @ 5PM on Dec 3]
- Excercise 19 Solution [Posted @ 10PM on Nov 29]
- Excercise 20 Solution [Posted @ 10PM on Nov 29]
- Chapter 8 (PCM) [Posted @ 9AM on Nov 26]
- Annotated version [Posted @ 5PM on Dec 3]
- Appendices A-C [Posted @ 11AM on Aug 10]
- Annonated version of Appendix B [Posted @ 10PM on Aug 24]
- Annonated version of Appendix C [Posted @ 2PM on Aug 31]
Problem Set
- HW 1 (Due: Aug 29)
- Solution [Posted @ 9AM on Sep 3]
- HW 2 (Due: Sep 12)
- Annotated version [Posted @ 10PM on Sep 6]
- Solution [Posted @ 4PM on Sep 25]
- HW3 (Due: Sep 26)
- Annotated version [Posted @ 5PM on Sep 27]
- Solution [Posted @ 5PM on Sep 27]
- HW4 (Due: Not Due)
- Annotated version [Posted @ 5PM on Sep 27]
- Solution [Posted @ 5PM on Sep 27]
- Self-Evaluation Form (1) (Due: Oct 5)
- HW5 (Due: Oct 26)
- Annotated version [Posted @ 5PM on Oct 18; Updated @ 10PM on Oct 25]
- Solution [Posted @ 10PM on Oct 27]
- HW6 (Due: Nov 9)
- Annotated version [Posted @ 9AM on Nov 14]
- Solution [Posted @ 9AM on Nov 14]
- HW7 (Due: Nov: 21)
- Solution [Posted @ 10AM on Nov 22]
- HW8 (Due: Not Due)
- Annotated version [Posted @ 12PM on Nov 24]
- Solution [Posted @ 10AM on Nov 22]
- HW9 (Due: Not Due)
- Annotated version [Posted @ 10PM on Nov 29]
- Solution [Posted @ 11PM on Nov 25]
- Self-Evaluation Form (2) (Due: Dec 13)
Calendar
Old Exams
- 2016 Final Exam
- Annotated version [Posted @ 4PM on Nov 30]
- You may skip Q13.
- 2017 Midterm Exam
- 2016 Midterm Exam
- Annotated version from 2017
- The solutions of the in-class exercises in 2017 also contain the solutions for many of these problems.
- For the midterm, you may skip the following parts because we haven't studied the corresponding topics yet in class: Q8, Q10, Q14
- 2011 Midterm Exam
- For the midterm, you may skip the following parts because we haven't studied the corresponding topics yet in class: Q5, Q7-11
Reading Assignment
Misc. Links
- Paper: B.L. Burrows and D.J. Colwell, The Fourier transform of the unit step function, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol. 21, Iss. 4, 2006
- Article: IEEE 802.11ac—Wi-Fi for the Mobile and Video Generation
- C.E. Shannon
- Paper: C.E. Shannon, "A Mathematical Theory of Communication", Bell System Technical Journal, vol. 27, pp. 379–423, 623-656, July, October, 1948
- Video: Claude Shannon - Father of the Information Age
- The Significance of Shannon's Work by Aaron Wyner
- Video: Demo from MIT (1987) showing introduction to function generator, spectrum analyzer (with sampling and FFT), spectrum of square and triangular signals, time and frequency scaling, spectrum of speech, and amplitude modulation.
- Video: Demo of Amplitude Modulation (AM) using MATLAB Simulink.
- Article: The Compact Disc Story gives background information on the many technical decisions made, including the choice of the sampling frequency, playing time, and disc diameter.
- A Brief History of Communications: IEEE Communications Society - a fifty-year foundation for the future
- ประวัติย่อ "การสื่อสารโลก": ห้าสิบปีชมรมไฟฟ้าสื่อสาร--รากฐานสู่อนาคต
- Thai Telecommunications Encyclopedia (สารานุกรม โทรคมนาคมไทย)
- ข้อสอบทดสอบความรู้ระดับภาคีวิศวกร (ปรับปรุงใหม่ 2556)
- IEEE Thailand Section
- Google Calculator (Cheat Sheet)
- Learn the Greek Alphabet in less than 10 minutes
- The Greek Alphabet Song