EEE 309

Communication Theory

Instructor: Tishna Sabrina

Spring 2018

Lecture 1
Introduction to Communication System
Topic
 Section 1.1: Communication Systems,
 Section 1.2 : Analog & Digital Messages,
 Section 1.3 : Channel effect, Signal-to-Noise
Ratio & Capacity,
 Section 2.2: Classification of Signals,
 Section 2.3: Unit Impulse Signal,
 Section 3.3: Some properties of Fourier
Transform,

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Communication Systems

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Channel effect, Signal-to-Noise Ratio
In designing communication systems, it is
important to understand and analyze important
factors such as -
 Channel and Signal characteristics,

 Relative noise strength,

 Maximum number of bits that can be sent

over a channel per second,
 Signal quality.

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Classification of Signals
 Continuous time and discrete time signals,
 Analog and digital signals,
 Periodic and aperiodic signals,
 Energy and power signals,
 Deterministic and probabilistic signals.

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Table 3.1: Table of Fourier Transforms

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Table 3.2: Table of Fourier Transform
Operations

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