Mettu University

College of Engineering and Technology

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Course Code
ECEg-6212
Course Title
Advanced Digital Communication Systems
Degree Program
Master of Science in Communication Engineering

Lecturer Dr. Tadele Abera

5
ECTS Credits
Lecture Tutorial Practice or Laboratory Home study
Students’ workload
32 - 48 80

On successful completion of this course , the students will be able

to
•Understand the principles employed in the
analysis and design of modern digital communication systems
over a noisy and band-limited channel.
• Use the essential tools necessary in the performance evaluation
of different digital transmission methods and the corresponding
Course Objectives &
Competences to be receiver structures.
Acquired • Use the mathematical and other tools (algorithms) required in
modeling, analysis, and design and performance evaluation of
modern digital communication systems.s
Competences to be acquired:
• A student will understand the principle operation of digital
communication system, design receivers which serve for
different purposes.
Course Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Essential elements of digital communication systems;
communication channels.
 Chapter 2: Characterization of communication signals and
systems
Representation of band pass and low pass signals and systems;
signal space representation; orthogonal expansion of signals;
Modulated waveforms and their vector space representation;
spectral representation of modulated signals; power spectra of
modulated signals.
Chapter 3: Optimum Receivers for AWGN Channels
Optimum Detection; ML Detector; MAP detector; optimum
detection and error probability for memory less signaling and
signaling with memory; Bandwidth and dimensionality;
regenerative repeaters and link budget analysis.
Chapter 4: Carrier and Symbol Synchronization
Signal parameter estimation; the likelihood function; carrier phase
and symbol timing estimation; Performance characteristics of ML
estimators.
Chapter 5: Digital Communication Through Band-Limited
Channels
Characterization of band-limited channels. Signal design: Design
for no Inter symbol Interference (ISI) and for controlled ISI.
Optimum maximum likelihood receivers: the inter-symbol
interference (ISI) channel model. Linear equalization: mean
square error (MSE) equalizer and decision feedback equalization
(DFE).
Chapter 6: Spread Spectrum Signals for Digital
Communications
Model of Spread Spectrum Digital Communication
System; Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Signals; Frequency
Hopped Spread Spectrum Signals; Other Types of Spread
Spectrum Signals; Synchronization of Spread Spectrum Systems
Chapter 7: Recent Trends in Communication Technologies

Pre-requisites Probability and Stochastic Processes

Semester Year I, Semester II
Status of Course Compulsory
 Teaching & Learning Lecturers, Tutorials , Term papers work, Assignments,
Methods simulation, laboratories
Assessment/Evaluation & Test (20%), Assignments, Project and Lab (30%), and Final
Grading System examination (50%).
All students are expected to abide by the code of conduct of
students Senate Legislation of our University throughout this
course.
 Academic dishonesty, including cheating, fabrication, and
plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Course policy
 Class activities will vary day to day, ranging from lectures to
discussions. Students will be active participants in the course.
 You are required to submit and present the assignments
provided according to the time table indicated.
 80 % of class & 100 % lab attendance is mandatory!
[1] Proakis and Masoud Salehi, “Digital Communications” 5th ed.,
McGraw-Hill International Editions, 2008. [Text].
[2] R. G. Gallager, “Principles of Digital Communication”,
Cambridge University Press, 2008.
[3] A.Lapidoth, “A Foundation in Digital Communication”,
Cambridge, 2009.
References [4] Barry, Lee and Messerschmitt “Digital Communication”, 3rd
edition, Kluwer, 2004.
[5] Haykin, “Communication Systems”, 4th edition, Wiley,
2000.
[6] Sam Shanmugam, Digital and Analog Communication, John
Wiley,2005.

Assessment Method Weight Week of Date of Feedbac

Assessment Assessment k date

Tests Test - 1 10% Week 3 Week 6

Test - 2 10% Week 6 Week 8
Assignment Assign... 10% Week 2 Week 9
and Lab/project 20% Week 4 Week 13
Seminar
Final Examination 50% Based on the Final Exam schedule
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