EES 351: Principles of Communications

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

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• Main materials are posted in Google Classroom.
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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.
• References
• [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
• [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
• Companion Site (Errata)
• 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

• Lecture notes are posted in Google Classroom
• Part I: Review
• Chapter 1 (Intro. to Commu. Systems)
• Chapter 2 (Frequency-Domain Analysis)
• 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:
• Book: Delta Functions: Introduction to Generalised Functions
• Book: Fourier Transformation for Pedestrians
  
• Book: A Student's Guide to Fourier Transforms
• Part II: Continuous-Wave Modulation
• Chapter 3 (Modulation and Communication Channels)
• Chapter 4 (Amplitude/Linear Modulation)
• Chapter 5 (Angle Modulation)
• Part III: Transition from Analog to Digital Signaling
• Chapter 6 (Sampling and Reconstruction) ]
• Chapter 7 (Pulse Modulation) and Chapter 8 (PCM)]
• Appendices A-C
• References

Calendar

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