Digital Communication (EC 601)
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EC-601
Contracts: 3L
Credits- 3
MODULE – I: Probability Theory and Random Processes: Conditional probability, communication
example, joint probability, statistical independence, random variable-continuous and discrete,
cumulative distribution function, probability density function – Gaussian, Rayleigh and Rician, mean,
variance, random process, stationary and ergodic
processes, correlation coefficient, covariance, auto correlation function and its properties, random
binary wave, power spectral density. 6L
MODULE – II: Signal Vector Representation: Analogy between signal and vector, distinguishibility of
signal, orthogonality and orthonormality, basis function, orthogonal signal space, message point ,
signal constellation, geometric interpretation of signals, likelihood functions, Schwartz inequality,
Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization procedure, response of the noisy signal at the receiver, maximum
likelihood decision rule, decision boundary, optimum correlation receiver; probability of error , error
function, complementary error function, Type-I and Type-II errors. 6L
MODULE – III: Digital Data Transmission: Concept of sampling, Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM),
interlacing and multiplexing of samples, Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), quantization, uniform and
non-uniform quantization, quantization noise, binary encoding, A-Law and µ -law companding,
differential PCM, delta modulation and adaptive delta modulation. Digital
transmission components, source, multiplexer, line coder, regenerative repeater, concept of line
coding – polar/unipolar/bipolar NRZ and RZ, Manchester, differential encoding and their PSDs, pulse
shaping, Inter Symbol Interference (ISI), Eye pattern, Nyquist criterion for zero ISI, equalizer, zero
forcing equalizer, timing extraction. 10L
MODULE –IV:
Digital Modulation Techniques: Types of Digital Modulation, coherent and non-coherent Binary
Modulation Techniques, basic digital carrier modulation techniques: ASK, FSK and PSK, Coherent
Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK), geometrical representation of BPSK signal; error probability of
BPSK, generation and detection of BPSK Signal, power spectrum of BPSK.
Concept of M-ary Communication, M-ary phase shift keying, the average probability of symbol error
for coherent M-ary PSK, power spectra of MPSK, Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK), error
probability of QPSK signal, generation and detection of QPSK signals, power spectra of QPSK signals,
Offset Quadrature Phase shift Queuing (OQPSK), Coherent Frequency Shift Keying (FSK), Binary FSK,
error probability of BFSK signals, generation and detection of Coherent Binary FSK signals, power
spectra of BFSK signal, Minimum Shift Keying (MSK), signal constellation of MSK waveforms, error
probability of MSK signal,
Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying: GMSK, basic concept of OFDM, constellation diagram, Some
performance issues for different digital modulation techniques - Error Vector Magnitude (EVM), Eye
Pattern and Relative Constellation Error (RCE), Conceptual idea for Vector Signal Analyzer (VSA)
14L
TEXT BOOKS:
Digital Communications, S. Haykin, Wiley India.
l) Principles of Communication Systems, H. Taub and D.L.Schilling, TMH Publishing Co.
m) Wireless Communication and Networks : 3G and Beyond,
I. Saha Misra, TMH Education.
n) Digital Communications, J.G.Proakis, TMH Publishing Co.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
d) Digital Communications Fundamentals and Applications, B. Sklar and P.K.Ray, Pearson.
e) Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems, B.P.Lathi and Z.Ding, Oxford University
Press.
f) Digital Communication, A. Bhattacharya, TMH Publishing Co.
