We shall learn about the fundamentals of a Digital Communication System (DCS). The key areas which we shall consider are Information theory, Baseband modulation and Error-control coding. This course will lay the foundations for the third year course "Digital Communications II - ELET3151". These two courses (ELET 2130, 3151) will give you the necessary knowledge to embark upon a career in Telecommunications. If you manage to get a First Class (1.0) then you are eligible to undertake a Master of Philosophy Degree (M.Phil.) under my supervision for a period of two years. On my home page, you will see the publications that were produced by my postgraduate students during their Master's degree. Each paper was presented by the postgraduate student overseas, all expenses paid by UWI.
A further look at selected topics in Digital Communications. We will consider the spectral components of signal before taking a look at important practical modulation schemes (e.g. OFDM used in ADSL), Satellite and Wireless Communication systems. If you manage to get a First Class (1.0) then you are eligible to undertake a Master of Philosophy Degree (M.Phil.) under my supervision for a period of two years. On my home page, you will see the publications that were produced by my postgraduate students during their Master's degree. Each paper was presented by the postgraduate student overseas, all expenses paid by UWI.- In this course we will cover the fundamentals of digital signal processing based on the "Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing", by Joyce Van de Vegte, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-01607706. We shall look at digital signals and their spectral components, and design filters based on their spectra. This course will serve as a good starting point for further study in the field of DSP. Finally, my lecture notes will cover the equivalent of 24 lectures within a total of 20. The advantage is that we will finish early. This will give you time to reflect on the lecture material and revise.
