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Signal Processing and Communication Technologies

Module Topics Hrs Fees (Rs.)

1. Programming Environment: MATLAB Windows, A First Program,

Expressions, Constants, Variables and assignment statement,
Arrays
2. Graph Plots: Basic plotting, Built in functions, Generating
waveforms, Sound replay, load and save
Matlab 3. Procedures and Functions: Arguments and return values, M-files,
30Hrs Rs.4000.00
Simulink Formatted console input-output, String handling
4. Control Statements: Conditional statements: If, Else, Else if,
Repetition statements: While, For
5. Manipulating Text: Writing to a text file, Reading from a text file,
Randomising and sorting a list, Searching a list
6. GUI Programming Tools: MATLAB

1. Introduction: Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and DSP systems,

DSP applications, DSP algorithms and their structure – Regular
memory access, high throughput requirements, need for high
precision and dynamic range, limited executable size and data
memory size, DSP processors and need for DSP processors,
TMS320C6000 family architecture, Numeric Representations and
Arithmetic: Numeric representation and arithmetic for high
precision and dynamic range, Fixed-point vs. floating-point,
Native data word width, Extended precision, Data Path: Fixed-
point and floating-point data paths, Signal Scaling: Dynamic range
DSP
estimation, Scale transform, Data Dependency: Data dependency
Algorithms
in DSP algorithms, Data Dependency Graphs (DDGs), Utility of 50Hrs Rs.7500.00
and
DDGs for DSP algorithms, Memory Architectures, Addressing
Architectures
modes, Instruction Sets, Pipelining, Looping and Branching,
Interrupts and Exceptions, Peripherals: Serial ports, Parallel ports,
GPIO, Host ports, Communications ports, SERDES, Timers,
External interrupts, DMA, External memory interface, Code
optimization: Code profiling, User and compiler optimisation, Use
of DDG for code optimisation, Loop transformations (unrolling,
swapping, tiling), On-Chip Debugging, Power Management,
Software Development Environment: Introduction, Software
Development Tools: Compiler, Assembler, Linker, DSK
2. Tools: C, MATLAB, Code Composer Studio, TMS32067xx DSK
 1. Introduction to Fibre Optics: Why Fibre Optic Communication?,
Concept of Modes, Types of Fibres-SMF, MMF, Different types of
Losses-Radiation, Scattering, Micro-bending Loss, Concept of
Dispersion-Modal, Material, Wave-guide Dispersion, Types of
Single mode fibres Overview of Communication: Laser &
Detectors, Multiplexing techniques- TDM & FDM, Primary &
Higher order multiplexing, Optical Transmission link ,
Synchronous and Asynchronous systems: Requirement of
synchronous systems, Typical Example of SDH system (STM-1,
Fiber Optic
STM-4, STM-16, STM-64) with reference to the product, 50Hrs Rs.7500.00
Networks
Configuration of SONET & SDH equipment
2. Alarms & Synchronization: Concept of DWDM & its
Fundamentals, WDM, CWDM, DWDM, Systems for DWDM
Networks, Elements of WDM Link, Regenerator, Optical, DWDM
Network Design, Advances in DWDM Networking, Technologies
to achieve High Speed TDM+WDM latest Experiments in DWDM
Standards for DWDM ITU-T Laboratory: OFC Training Modules,
METROWAND 3.2

1. Wireless PANs: Bluetooth, Zigbee, UWB and IrDA networks.

2. Wireless LANs: 802.11 a,b,g,n networks. Physical layer concepts.
Frame formats, MIMO-OFDM, WLAN Implementation.
3. Mobile IP: Goals and requirements, IP packet delivery,
Wireless Registration, Tunnelling and encapsulation, Reverse Tunnelling,
50Hrs Rs.7500.00
Networks Mobile IPv6 Mobile Ad Hoc Network: Technologies and Protocols
4. WiMAX: Technology, Benefits and challenges, WiMAX Vs LTE
5. Laboratory: Qualnet, WLAN installation, Programming using “C”,
MATLAB & Simulink

1. Overview of Data communication and Networking: Data

communications, Networks, The Internet, Protocols and
Standards, Internet Model (TCP/IP) Overview of OSI Reference
model Layers of OSI Reference, Understanding TCP/IP Protocol
Suite LAN, WAN, MAN.
2. Protocols: IP layer functions, IP v 4 header construct, IP v 4 header
fields and functions, IP addressing concepts. Class A, B, C, D IP
addresses, Classless Inter domain routing, IP v 6 overview,
Networks &
concept of Layer 2 and Layer 3 addresses, TCP Layer functions, 40Hrs Rs.5000.00
Protocols
TCP header construct, TCP header fields and functions, UDP
overview, Host to host communications on LAN and WAN,
Gateway (routing) concept, FTP, SMTP, SNMP, SIP, packet, MAC
address and network addresses and their function.Routing
protocols, Socket Programming
3. Laboratory: Programming using “C”, Qualnet, Linux
 1. Introduction to Digital image Processing, fundamentals of digital
image representation, Human Visual system. Image acquisition
and image sensors.
2. Image Enhancement: Image transformation and spatial filtering.
Intensity transformation, histogram processing and function
plotting and spatial filtering.Frequency domain processing, 2-D
Discrete Fourier transform, computing and visualizing the 2-d DFT
in MATLAB. Filtering in frequency domain.
3. Image Restoration: Different Noise models and different
Digital Image
restoration methods. Colour image processing: colour image
Processing
representation, basics of colour image processing, colour 40Hrs Rs.5000.00
Using
transformations and spatial filtering of colour images.
MATLAB
4. Image Segmentation: Point, line and edge detection. Line
detection using Hough transforms. Threshold and region-based
segmentation. Segmentation using watershed transforms.
5. Image Compression: Fundamentals of Wavelets, wavelet
transform, use of wavelets in image processing. Lossy and lossless
image compression. Entropy coding, JPEG and JPEG2000
standards.
6. Tools: MATLAB

1. Foundation: Time and frequency domain representation; Analog

signal processing; Sampling and digitization; Over sampling and
under sampling; Quantization noise; Difference equation;
classification of systems; Interpolation and decimation; Fourier
transform; Z transform; DFT
2. Fast Fourier Transform: FFT algorithm; Implementation;
Application to digital filtering and spectral analysis; Spectral
leakage and frequency resolution limitations; Picket fence error;
DSP with
Discrete cosine transform 50Hrs Rs.6000.00
MATLAB
3. Filter design techniques: IIR filter design using Butterworth,
Chebyshev and elliptic design; Bilinear transformation; FIR design
using windows; Frequency sampling design; Design by
optimization; Half band and Multiband FIR; Hilbert transformer;
Raised cosine filter finite word length, precision and stability
analysis.
4. Tool: MATLAB, Simulink

1. Introduction to Microwave engineering: Introduction to RF

engineering and applications, Various frequency bands;
Transmission line theory: open, short and terminated
Antenna and
transmission lines: reflection coefficient, VSWR and return loss.
Microwave
Smith Chart. Transmission line types: coaxial, co-planar wave
Engineering
guide, strip-line and micro-strip. Modes of propagation in
rectangular and circular Waveguides, cut off frequency of wave
guide modes.
 2. Multiport Networks: Characterization of Multiport Networks,
Impedance and admittance matrices, ABCD & S- matrices,
Relationship between Z and S-parameters. Measurement of S-
parameters. Impedance matching techniques
3. Introduction to Microwave antennas: Definition of antenna
parameters, classification of antennas ,Feeding techniques of
simple Antennas ,Near-field and far-field, radiation patterns of
antennas,Analysis of antennas: Methods for analysis of antennas
and Computational electromagnetic. Measurement Techniques
in antenna Engineering: Radiation pattern, radiation efficiency,
impedance and S-Parameter
4. Microwave link engineering: Introduction, Friis transmission
formula, LOS requirements-Fresnel clearance, Fade margin, Link
availability, and Link budget calculation for Satellite links
5. Laboratory: Empire-3D

1. Passive Filters: Fundamentals of filter design and basic

classification, Performance characterization of filter, Various
techniques for the design of filters (including Image parameters
or constant K filters), m-Derived Filters, Application of ABCD
matrix and scattering matrix in frequency response analysis of
filter design, Concept of first order low pass filter design and its
Passive & importance to derive high pass, band pass and band stop filters,
Active Filter impendence and frequency transformation in filter design. Design 40Hrs Rs.5000.00
Design of Butterworth and Chebyshev filters. Filter implementation
techniques using Microstrip transmission lines. Utility of
Richards’s transformation and Kuroda identity.
2. Active Filters: Design of filters using Op-Amps. Principles and
design of IIR and FIR Filters
3. Laboratory: Empire-3D