Syllabus

The following topics are covered by the course:

Modulation techniques Complex baseband representation, spectral description of random processes, linear modula- tion (ASK, PSK, FSK), digital modulation techniques (BPSK, QPSK, QAM), differential modulation

Demodulation and signal detection Gaussian basics, hypothesis testing, vector representation of signals and noise, optimal detection in additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN), receiver structures, performance analysis and error probability.

Synchronization and non-coherent communication Design requirements, parameter estimation, non-coherent communication, differential detection, performance analysis.

Fundamental limits of performance Introduction to information theory, entropy and mutual information, channel capacity.

Channel coding Block and convolutional codes, maximum likelihood decoding, coding gain, coded modulation.