ELT-43307 Advanced Course in Digital Communication, 6 cr
Additional information
Course is lectured every second year, lectured next time in fall 2017.
Course home page: https://www.cs.tut.fi/kurssit/TLT-5906
Suitable for postgraduate studies.
The implementation will not be executed during the academic year 2016-2017.
Person responsible
Mikko Valkama, Markku Renfors
Lessons
| Implementation | Period | Person responsible | Requirements |
| ELT-43307 2016-01 | - |
Markku Renfors Mikko Valkama |
Learning Outcomes
The goal is to strengthen the communication theoretic basis for advanced wireless system development. After completing the course, a student has gained in-depth expertise in selected timely topics in the field of wireless communication waveforms, signal processing functions, and coding methods.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Review of linear digital modulation methods. Frequency-domain equalization methods. | ||
| 2. | Basics of statistical signal processing and detection and estimation theory with application in channel estimation and equalization. | Deeper understanding of detection and estimation theory. | |
| 3. | Diversity concepts. Multiantenna and MIMO system concepts. Massive MIMO. | Deeper understanding of MIMO techniques. | |
| 4. | Iterative detection and decoding methods and receiver structures; multiuser detection, turbo codes, LDPC codes. | Deeper understanding of advanced detection and decoding methods. | |
| 5. | DS-CDMA and other spread-spectrum techniques, including also advanced detection methods. Applications in mobile networks and satellite based positioning and navigation systems. |
Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes
In addition to attending the learning sessions and reading the lecture notes/text book, working independently on the homeworks, classroom exercises and Matlab problems is a good way for profoundly adopting the core contents.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (0-5)
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Additional information | Examination material |
| Lecture slides | Advanced Digital Communications | Markku Renfors, Mikko Valkama | Yes |
Prerequisites
| Course | Mandatory/Advisable | Description |
| ELT-43007 Digital Communication | Advisable | |
| ELT-43106 Multicarrier and Multiantenna Techniques | Mandatory |
Correspondence of content
| Course | Corresponds course | Description |
| ELT-43307 Advanced Course in Digital Communication, 6 cr | ELT-43306 Advanced Course in Digital Transmission, 5-7 cr |