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As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor and Lecturer
Sam Reisenfeld
Contact via E-mail
44 Waterloo Road, Room 135
Thursday, 4-6 pm
Tutor
Shahidul Islam
Contact via E-mail
44 Waterloo Road, Room G53
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
((ELEC2040 or ELEC240) and (MATH235 or MATH2055)and (TELE3001 or STAT394)) or admission to MEngElecEng or MEngNetTeleEng
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit explores: Fourier theory, including frequency-time duality; analogue amplitude and frequency modulation; digital communication systems, including sampling, modulation and demodulation methods, source and line coding, multi-symbol signalling; noise and its effects including noise types and spectrum, information capacity, noise measures, noise performance of digital communication systems, error-control coding and decoding; and communication-system case studies.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
A mark of 50 out of 100 is required to pass the unit. There are no hurdle tasks in this unit. Laboratory Reports, the Communication Systems Report, and the Final Examination must be done independently by each student.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Final Examination | 30% | No | Weeks 14-16 |
Laboratory Report | 15% | No | 3 November 2020 |
Communications Systems Report | 55% | No | 25 October 2020 |
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 18 hours
Due: Weeks 14-16
Weighting: 30%
Open book final examination in the formal exam period
Assessment Type 1: Lab report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 10 hours
Due: 3 November 2020
Weighting: 15%
Report on Laboratory Work
Assessment Type 1: Report
Indicative Time on Task 2: 31 hours
Due: 25 October 2020
Weighting: 55%
5,000 word report on a major topic in Communication Systems
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Lectures will be recorded on Echo Recording.
Lecture materials and Tutorial Questions will be uploaded to iLearn.
Laboratories will be done online using Matlab software and mathematical analysis.
Recommended readings are TELE3021 Lecture Notes and the following reference books:
S. Haykin, Communication Systems, 5th edition, Wiley.
B.P. Lathi and Z. Ding, Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 4th edition, Oxford University Press.
L.W. Couch II, Digital and Analogue Communication Systems, 6th or 7th edition, Prentice-Hall.
S. Haykin and M. Moher, Introduction to Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 2nd edition, Wiley.
B. Sklar. Digital Communications: Fundamentals and Applications, 2nd edition, Prentice-Hall.
H. Nguyen, E. Shwedyk, A First Course in Digital Communications, 1st edition, Cambridge.
J.G. Proakis, M. Salehi, and G. Bauch, Contemporary Communication Systems Using Matlab, 2nd edition, C.L. Engineering.
D. Silage, Digital Communication Systems using Matlab and Simulink, Bookstand Publishing.
Won Y, Yang, Matlab/Simulink for Digital Communication, 1st edition, A-Jin Publishing.
The Mathworks, Matlab & Simulink Student Edition, Prentice-Hall.
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