Course Information, 2013

Presented in

• Period 1: Traditional lectures followed by an exam
• Period 2: Laboratory exercise and software project

Format

• Lectures, 28 hrs
• Tutorials, 26 hrs
• "Ticking" sessions, 6 hrs
• Laboratory exercise, 4 hrs
• Final examination, 5 hrs

Prerequisites

• Signals and systems corresponding to EQ1100.
• (Stochastic processes and signal theory corresponding to EQ1220).

Language used in the course

The course will be taught in English since the course is part of of the international Master's program in Wireless Systems. In addition, several international exchange students will follow the course.

Course Material

• Main textbook: Fundamentals of Digital Communications, Upamanyu Madhow, 2008. Sold at Kårbokhandeln.
• Lecture notes/slides, handouts
• Collection of problems in communication theory, available to download

• SIGNE - Pulse amplitude modulation (memo for hardware-based lab exercise)
• QPSK - Analysis of a phase shift keying system (memo for software-based project assignment)

Requirements

• Written exam (7.5 ECTS credit units)
• Lab assignment (0.5 ECTS credit units)
• Project assignment (1.0 ECTS credit units)

Teachers

Course responsibility and lectures:

Lars Kildehøj Rasmussen

Phone: +46 8 790 8419

Email: lkra@kth.se

Tutorials, lab/project advisor:

Maksym Girnyk

Phone: +46 8 790 8414

Email: mgyr@kth.se

Ahmed Zaki

Email: zakiah@kth.se

Sheng Huang 

Email: sheng.huang@ee.kth.se