Information
Course Code EIP207
Semester 2
Category Basic
ECTS Credits 8
Eclass
Professors

Economou G.
Chrisikos T.

Proposed Bibliography
  1. S. Haykin: «Communication Systems»
  2. J. G. Proakis & M. Salehi, «Communication Systems Engineering»
  3. J. R. Barry, E. A. Lee, and D. G. Messerschmitt, “Digital Communication”, 3rd edition, Kluwer.
Course Description

A. Digital Communications

  1. Introduction to Telecommunication Systems and Stochastic Processes.
  2. Information Theory and Digital Transmission, Channel Bandwidth.
  3. Baseband transmission at AWGN channel.
  4. Digital Modulations and Constellations (ASK, PSK, FSK, QPSK, QAM), Geometrical representation of signals.
  5. Bandpass Transmission and Linear Compensators, Analytic Signals, Bandpass – Lowpass Signal Transform, Iridium Satellite Interception (ISI), Nyquist Waveforms.
  6. Optimum Receiver, Maximum Likelihood Detector, Error Probability.
  7. Spread-Spectrum Systems, Pseudo-random Noise (PN) sequences, Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) Systems.

B. Wireless Communications

  1. Electromagnetism – Foundation of digital communications. Introduction to digital communication systems. Overview of analog and digital mobile telephony.
  2. State-of-the-Art wireless networks, Wireless backhaul, Small cells, 5G: Smart World, Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Digital Communications.
  3. Arising wireless technologies and digital communication protocols. Broadband and Digital Communications: Definition and requirements of network design and physical layer. Broadband examples in digital communications

Arising digital communications: 5G-over-microwave, IoT: Industry 4.0 & Digital/Smart Health.