EEL 3514 - Communication Systems

Summer C 2017

Catalog Description:

To gain an understanding of technical concepts of analog and digital communications systems.

Prerequisites: EEL 3112 or EEL 3110
Class Room: ECE 1109
Class Schedule: Sat. 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Textbook: Digital and Analog Communication Systems 8th Edition, By Couch II, L.W Prentice
Hall, 2007.

Course Outcomes. To be able to:

1. Understand the difference between analog and digital communication systems.

2. Understand the properties of signals and noise.
3. Analyze energy waveforms and power waveforms.
4. Understand Fourier transform and spectra.
5. Understand power spectral density and autocorrelation functions.
6. Analyze bandlimited signals and noise.
7. Analyze pulse amplitude and pulse code modulation.
8. Understand delta modulation and time/frequency division multiplexing.
9. Understanding of bandpass waveforms and systems.
10. Analyze bandpass transmitters and receivers.
11. Analyze amplitude, phase and frequency modulation systems.
12. Understand FM broadcast technical standards.
13. Analyze bandpass digital communication systems.
14. Understand Eb/No communication systems.
15. Calculate link budget for satellite communications systems.
16. Analyze signal-to-noise ratio for wireless systems.
17. Calculate link budget for a fiber optic systems.
18. Calculate link budget for satellite communication systems.
19. Understand spread spectral systems.
20. Understand cellular telephone systems.
21. Calculate link-budget for cellular systems.

Instructor: Yuri Labrador, Ph.D.

Department Phone: 305-348-2807
E-Mail: ylabr001@fiu.edu

Evaluations:

Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Missed Exam:

Call instructor or Secretary (348-2807) BEFORE exam time to notify of problem and to make
special arrangements with instructor before the class

Grading Policy:

A: 100-95 B+: 87-89 C+: 77-79 D+: 67-69

A- : 90-94 B: 83-86 C: 73-76 D: 63-66
B-: 80-82 C- : 70-72 D-: 60-62

Course Outline:

1. Classification of Information Sources and Systems (Ch. 1)

2. Properties of Signals and Noise (Ch. 2)
3. Fourier Transform and Spectra (Ch. 2)
4. Power Spectral Density and Autocorrelation Function (Ch. 2)
5. Bandlimited Signals and Noise (Ch. 2)
6. Digital Signaling (Ch. 3)
7. Pulse Amplitude Modulation (Ch. 3)
8. Pulse Code Modulation (Ch. 3)
9. Delta Modulation (Ch. 3)
10. Pulse Time Modulation (Ch. 3)
11. Representation of Bandpass Waveforms and Systems (Ch. 4)
12. Transmitters and Receivers (Ch. 4)
13. Amplitude Modulation ( Ch. 5)
14. Angle Modulation ( Ch. 5 )
15. Frequency - Division Multiplexing ( Ch. 5)
16. Bandpass Digital Signalling ( Ch. 5)
17. Comparison of Bandpass Signaling Systems (Ch. 5)
18. Wire and Wireless Communication Systems (Ch. 8)
19. Satellite Communications & Link Budget Analysis (Ch. 8)
20. Cellular Telephone Systems (Ch. 8)

In-Class Rules:

No cellular phone (or beeper or pagers, or headsets) are allowed to be used inside the classroom.
Students who are absent from class are responsible for the material covered in class.

Departmental policy concerning incomplete grades:

A student who applies for an incomplete grade for the semester must comply with all of the
following:
1. Must be unable to complete the course through documented circumstances beyond his/her
control.
2. Must be passing the course prior to that part of the course that is not completed.
3. Must contact the instructor or the secretary immediately before or during the part missed, so
the instructor will be aware of the circumstances causing the incomplete
4. Must make up the incomplete work through the instructor of the course and should not be
allowed to sit through another entire course to make up the incomplete.
5. Must make proper arrangements with the instructor to complete the course. These
arrangements must be made in writing.
6. A copy will be placed in the student’s file: Do not assume that you have automatically two
semesters to complete the course.