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(ENG)
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Leader: M Premaratne
Offered:
Malaysia First semester 2006 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)
Malaysia Second semester 2006 (Day)
Synopsis: Analog modulation: Amplitude modulation; double-sideband suppressed-carrier modulation; single-sideband modulation; phase modulation and frequency modulation. Signal transmission and filtering: Signal distortion in transmission; standard lowpass and bandpass characteristics; pulse shaping filters. Introduction to random processes and noise: Description of random processes; shot noise and thermal noise; detection in the presence of noise. Digital transmission: baseband digital data transmission, sampling, quantisation and time-division multiplexing. Communication systems: AM and FM radio and TV signal formats; optical fibre and wireless transmission; communication system design principles.
Assessment: Examination (3 hours): 90% + Laboratory and assignment work: 10%
Contact Hours: 26 lectures, 24 hours of laboratory/practice classes work