CCE 1101 – Introduction to Communication Systems

Credits: 3 ECTS

Lectures: 1.5 hrs/wk.

Tutorials: 0.5 hrs/wk.

Lab: 4 hrs.

Prerequisite: None

Leads to: CCE2112

Lecturer: Dr Ing. Adrian F. Muscat

Semester: 1

What are telecommunication systems?

Classification of communication systems

What is Information

The need for protocols

Voice, Video and Data signals

Electrical Signals and Transducers

Band-Limited Signals and Noise

Digital Signals

Some simple communication systems

Baseband Analogue transmission

Baseband Digital transmission .

A note on digital systems in noise

Analogue Amplitude Modulation

The Communication System Model

More complex communication systems

Frequency Division Multiplexing

Networks

Circuit Switching - the PSTN

Packet Switching – Data network

Medium Sharing via a contention based protocol

Network Topologies

Case studies

Cable television and Cable modems

Wireless telephony

ADSL link

Instrumentation

Voltage measurements

Time domain measurements

Oscilloscope controls

Some more examples

Assessment

Coursework – 20% Exam – 80%

Course Notes will be provided.