ELT-40006 Basic Course on Communications Engineering, 4 cr
Additional information
The course introduces the basic concepts and operating principles for understanding the current and future communications systems. It is explained during the course, how data is transferred efficiently from a transmitter to a receiver, and how the properties of transmission medium affect the achievable data transfer rate. In addition, the course describes how single devices form complete communications networks.
The implementation will not be executed during the academic year 2016-2017.
Person responsible
Markus Allen, Mikko Valkama
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| ELT-40006 2016-01 | - |
Markus Allen Mikko Valkama |
Laboratory work and exam. (It is also possible to achieve course grade 1 without taking an exam by actively participating to the learning events.) |
Learning Outcomes
After completing the course, the student 1) knows the essential terminology of communications engineering and is able to use it correctly, 2) knows transmission media and their fundamental properties, 3) knows the most essential analog and digital modulations, 4) knows the essential operational blocks of transmitters and receivers and is able to explain their general working principles, 5) is able to analyze TCP/IP protocols and traffic from a communications network.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | The basics of analog and digital transmission. The operational blocks of transmitter and receiver and their functions. | ||
| 2. | Transmission media: copper wires and optical fibers. Radio waves and antennas. | ||
| 3. | Analog and digital modulations. Signal-to-noise ratio. Symbol error ratio. | ||
| 4. | Wired and wireless communications networks. Synchronization and frame structures. Multiplexing. Circuit and packet switching. Local area network and the protocols of internet. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
The exam evaluates how well the student has learned the core content of the course. The laboratory work and related written report reveals student's ability to apply the learned core content to practical measurement tasks.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| ELT-10001 Signaalit ja mittaaminen | Advisable | 1 |
| ELT-10016 Signals and Measurements | Advisable | 1 |
1 . Finnish or English implementation
Additional information about prerequisites
Or equivalent knowledge acquired in other prior studies, essentially meaning basic math related to sinusoidal signals.
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses