ETI 2409 Signals and Communication II (45 Lecture Hours)

Prerequisites
ETI 2402 Signals and Communication I

Course Description
Characteristics: noise and its effect on communication, sources and types of noise. Noise
performance of various modulation schemes. Frequency Modulation (FM) threshold.
Radio transmitters: classification of transmitters according to type of modulation and services.
Transmitter circuits: Master oscillators, harmonic generators, limiters. Radio receivers:
classification and types of radio receivers. block diagram of tuned frequency and superheterodyne
receivers. RF amplifier and selector circuits, mixers and frequency converter
circuits, IF circuits, AM and FM detector circuits including AGC, noise limiter and AFC;
tracking and alignment of receivers.

Teaching Methodology
2 hour lectures and 1 hour tutorial per week, and at least five 3-hour laboratory sessions per
semester organized on a rotational basis.

Mode of course assessment: Continuous assessment and written University examinations shall
contribute 30% and 70%, respectively of the total marks.

Instructional Materials/Equipment
1. Presentation software
2. LCD projector
3. Telecommunication laboratory

Course Textbooks
1. B. P. Lathi (1998), Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems (3rd Edition), Oxford
University Press, Inc.
2. Simon Haykin and Michael Moher (2007), Introduction to Analog and Digital Communications (2nd
Edition), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. Hwei P. Hsu (2003), Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of Analog and Digital Communication
(2nd Edition), McGraw-Hill.

Reference Textbooks
1. Louis E. Frenzel Jr. (2016), Principles of Electronic Systems (4th Edition), McGraw-Hill Education,
USA.
2. John G. Proakis and Masoud Salehi (2002), Communication Systems Engineering (2nd Edition),
Prentice-Hall, Inc, USA

Reference Journals
1. Radio Electronics and Communication systems
2. IEICE – Transactions on Info and Systems
3. Telecommunications (International Edition)