EENG 401: Communication Theory

Review for Final Exam

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Introduction
7-layer OSI model
Diagram for Analog Comm
Diagram for Digital Comm
Primary Three practical Comm Networks
12-ADC, how many are the quantization

levels?
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Digital Representation
What is Sampling? Requirement on

Sampling
What is Quantization? Derivation of
Quantization error
What is PCM?
Given a m(t), show the signal after
sampling, the signal after quantization, the
signal after PCM.

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Baseband Digital Transmission

Given a m(t), can you design a Tx and Rx

through a baseband digital transmission?

Can you derive the bit error rate (BER) or

decision probability error for your design

(including Line Coding)?
Attention: the optimal decision threshold

T?
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Digital Modulation
What is ASK, FSK, PSK?
Design a Tx for ASK, FSK and PSK.
Design a Rx with Coherent or Noncoherent

Detection
For each Scheme, derive the BER.

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Information Theory
Whats Source Entropy and How to

Calculate?
Whats Channel Capacity and How to

Calculate?
How to do Huffman Coding?
What is Hamming Code: G and H matrix?
What is Cyclic Code?
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Missing Topics for This Course

Pulse Shaping

Occurs after line coding before modulation

Changes the infinite spectrum to finite one
Changes rectangular pulse to
Sincshaped filter
Raised-cosine filter
Gaussian filter
Matched Filter
equivalent toconvolvingthe unknown signal with
aconjugatedtime-reversed version of the template.
Optimal signal detection in AWGN channel: maximizing
SNR;
Matched filters are commonly used inradar: known
signal.

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