Opinto-opas 2005-2006

TLT-5906 ADVANCED COURSE IN DIGITAL TRANSMISSION, 5-7 cr
ADVANCED COURSE IN DIGITAL TRANSMISSION

Person responsible
Markku Renfors

Lecturers
Markku Renfors, Professor, TG108, markku.renfors@tut.fi

Lecture room and time
Per I,II: Wednesday 14 - 17, TB219

Implementation rounds
Implementation 1
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer Language of instruction
Lecture 2 h/week+ 2 h/week - - - - In English only
Exercise 1 h/week+ 1 h/week - - - - In English only
Assignment 15 h/per+ 15 h/per+ 52 h/per - - - In Finnish and English
Exam   In finnish and in english if asked
(Academic Calender 2005-2006)

Objectives
The goal is to strengthen the communication theoretic basis for advanced wireless system development.

Contents
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Review of linear digital modulation methods using the signal space concepts.       
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. Review of fading multipath channel characteristics. Diversity concepts. Multiantenna and MIMO system concepts.  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.    

Requirements for completing the course
5 cr: exam and small project/homework solutions 6 or 7 cr: more extensive project/literature study

Assessment criteria
The assessment is based on the exam, which is targeted to measuring the knowledge gained in the core contents.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)
  • Study material
    Type Name Author ISBN URL, edition, availablitity... Exam material Language
    Book Digital Communication J.R. Barry, E. A . Lee and D. G. Messerschmitt 0-7923-7548-3 3rd edition,Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004 No  English 
    Book Digital Communications J.G Proakis 0-07-118183-0 4th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001 No  English 

    Prerequisites
    Number Name Credits M/R
    TLT-5400 Digital Transmission 7 Mandatory
    TLT-6206 Radio Propagation in Wireless Networks 3 Recommendable

    Other comments
    Lectured every second year.

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.
  • The course is suitable for postgraduate studies.
  • Correspondence of content
    83090 Advanced Course in Digital Transmission

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    Last modified 06.03.2005
    Modified byMarkku Renfors