Course Information
Presented in
- Period 1: In-class lectures, tutorials, ticking sessions, written exam;
- Period 2: Laboratory exercise and software project.
Format
- Traditional lectures, 28 hrs;
- Tutorials, 26 hrs;
- Ticking sessions, 6 hrs;
- Laboratory exercise, 4 hrs preparation, 4 hours lab execution;
- Project assignment, 20 hrs;
- Final examination, 5 hrs.
Prerequisites
- Signals and systems corresponding to EQ1100;
- (Stochastic processes and signal theory corresponding to EQ1220).
Language used in the course
The course will be taught in English since the course is part of of the international Master's program in Wireless Systems. In addition, several international exchange students will follow the course.
Course Material
- Main textbook: Fundamentals of Digital Communications, Upamanyu Madhow, 2008;
- Lecture notes/slides, handouts;
- Collection of problems in communication theory and old exams available to download;
- SIGNE - Pulse amplitude modulation (memo for hardware-based lab exercise);
- QPSK - Analysis of a phase shift keying system (memo for software-based project assignment).
Requirements
- Written exam (7.5 ECTS credit units)
- Lab assignment (0.5 ECTS credit units)
- Project assignment (1.0 ECTS credit units)
Teachers
Course responsibility and lectures:
Ragnar Thobaben
Phone: 790 8452
Email: ragnart@kth.se
Lars Kildehøj Rasmussen
Phone: 790 8419
Email: lkra@kth.se
Tutorials, lab/project advisor:
Ehsan Olfat
Email: olfat@kth.se
Le Phuong Cao
Email: plcao@kth.se
Henrik Forssell
Email: hefo@kth.se
Muhammad Mahboob Ur Rahman
Email: mahboob.rahman@ee.kth.se