EHB 454 - Communication Theory

Course Objectives

1. To teach the modeling and effects of noise in communication systems.
2. To provide the skills for the performance analysis and evaluation of the analog and pulse code
modulation systems under noise.
3. To give the ability to design analog modulation systems.

Course Description

Random processes, modeling of noise: Gaussian noise, white noise, narrowband noise. Noise analysis in
analog modulation: The effect of noise in systems with amplitude modulation. Comparison of signal-tonoise ratio values after demodulation of systems with carrier amplitude, double sideband, single sideband
and vestigial sideband modulation. Noise analysis in exponential modulation systems, threshold effect in
frequency modulation. Noise analysis in pulse code modulation systems, comparisons with amplitude and
frequency modulation. Correlated transmission techniques, partial response coding