TEC2141 - Telecommunications
6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL
Undergraduate Faculty of Engineering
Leader(s): J Armstrong
Offered
Clayton First semester 2009 (Day)
Synopsis
This unit begins with baseband digital transmission, error detection and correction, including source coding, line coding, pulse shaping, ISI and Nyquist criterion, error probability with and without coding, information theory, and limitations to compression and error correction. Modulation schemes covered include AM, FM and phase modulation, digital modulation, PAM, QAM, constellation diagrams, multi-path propagation and multi-carrier modulation, OFDM, and multiple access techniques. Circuit switching and packet switching will be contrasted, including signalling and the OSI reference model of layered protocols. Finally the effects of noise, interference and cross-talk will be covered.
Objectives
An understanding of modern digital communications systems, how they exploit spectrum allocation, and how they deal with noise and interference.
Assessment
Laboratory and assignment work: 30%
Examinations (3 hours): 70%. Student must achieve a mark of 45% in each component to achieve an overall pass grade
Contact hours
3 hours/week lectures and 3 hours/week laboratory and practice classes and 6 hours of private study per week
Prohibitions
ECE2041, ECE2401, TEC2740