ELE3242

Electronic communications

S Jenvey

4 points
* 26 lecture hours and 26 laboratory/tutorial hours
* Second semester
* Caulfield
* Prerequisites: MAC2912, ELE2262

Objectives To give the student an understanding of the principles of and physical constraints on carrier-based transmission of information.

Synopsis Fourier analysis and spectra: analogue modulation; various forms of amplitude and angle modulation and demodulation. Digital modulation and demodulation. Noise: origin and types of noise in electronic systems. Performance of various modulation/demodulation schemes in noisy environments. Multiplex schemes.

Assessment Examination (3 hours): 60%
* Laboratory work and assignments: 40%

Recommended texts

Kennedy Electronic communications systems 4th edn, McGraw-Hill
Dunlop and Smith Telecommunications engineering 3rd edn, VNR, 1994