JAYARAJ ANNAPACKIAM C.S.I.

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
(An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Institution)
MARGOSCHIS NAGAR, NAZARETH – 628 617.

DEPARTMENT OF ECE

Faculty Name: Mr. C. Jefferson Thompson

Subject Name: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION Subject code: EC 51
Class/Sec : III ECE A

AIM:
To introduce the basic concepts of Digital Communication in baseband and passband
domains and to give an exposure to error control coding techniques.

OBJECTIVES:
• To study signal space representation of signals and discuss the process of
sampling, quantization and coding that are fundamental to the digital
transmission of analog signals.
• To understand baseband and bandpass signal transmission and reception
techniques.
• To learn error control coding which encompasses techniques for the encoding
and decoding of digital data streams for their reliable transmission over noisy
channels.

UNIT I DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM 8

Introduction to Analog Pulse Communication Systems – Digital Communication Systems
– Functional description, Channel classification, Performance Measure; Geometric
representation of Signals, Bandwidth , Mathematical Models of Communication Channel.

UNIT II BASEBAND FORMATTING TECHNIQUES 10

Sampling – Impulse sampling, Natural Sampling, Sampler Implementation; Quantisation
– Uniform and Non-uniform; Encoding Techniques for Analog Sources- Temporal
waveform encoding, Spectral waveform encoding, Model-based encoding, Comparison
of speech encoding methods.

UNIT III BASEBAND CODING TECHNIQUES 9

Error Control Codes - Block Codes , Convolutional Codes, Concept of Error Free
Communication; Classification of line codes, desirable characteristics and power
spectra of line codes.

UNIT IV BASEBAND RECEPTION TECHNIQUES 9

Noise in Communication Systems; Receiving Filter – Correlator type, Matched Filter
type; Equalising Filter - Signal and system design for ISI elimination, Implementation,
Eye Pattern analysis; Synchronisation; Detector – Maximum Likelihood Detector, Error
Probability, Figure-of-Merit for Digital Detection.

UNIT V BANDPASS SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION 9

Memory less modulation methods - Representation and Spectral characteristics, ASK,
PSK, QAM, QPSK, FSK; Bandpass receiving filter, Error performance – Coherent and
Non-coherent detection systems.
 Total= 45 Periods

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Amitabha Bhattacharya, “Digital Communications”, Tata McGraw Hill, 2006.

2. Simon Haykin, “Digital Communications”, John Wiley, 2006.

REFERENCES :

1. John.G. Proakis, “Fundamentals of Communication Systems”, Pearson

Education, 2006.
2. Michael. B. Purrsley, “Introduction to Digital Communication”, Pearson
Education, 2006.
3. Bernard Sklar, Digital Communication, 2nd Edition, Paerson Education, 2006
4. Herbert Taub & Donald L Schilling – Principles of Communication Systems
( 3rd Edition ) – Tata McGraw Hill, 2008.
5. Leon W. Couch, Digital and Analog Communication Systems, 6th Edition,
Pearson Education, 2001.
 JAYARAJ ANNAPACKIAM C.S.I. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,
(An ISO 9001:2000 Certified Institution)
MARGOSCHIS NAGAR, NAZARETH – 628 617.

Course Plan

No. of Reference
Sl.No Topic Hours Unit No. Books
required
Unit I. DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
01 Introduction to Digital 1 I T1(3)
communication
02 Introduction to Analog Pulse 1 I T1(3)
Communication Systems
03 Digital Communication Systems – 1 I T1(7)
Functional description
04 Channel classification, 2 I T1(9,10)
Performance Measure
05 Geometric representation of 1 I T1(15)
Signals
06 Bandwidth 1 I T1(25)
07 Mathematical Models of 1 I T1(29)
Communication Channel
08 Review of UNIT 1 2 I
Unit II. BASEBAND FORMATTING TECHNIQUES
09 Sampling 1 II T1(111)
10 Impulse sampling 1 II T1(111)
11 Natural Sampling and Sampler 2 II T1(113,115)
Implementation
12 Quantisation 1 II T1(118)
13 Uniform Quantisation 1 II T1(119)
14 Non-uniform Quantisation 1 II T1(122)
15 Encoding Techniques for Analog 1 II T1(124)
Sources
16 Temporal waveform encoding 1 II T1(125)
17 Spectral waveform encoding 1 II T1(167)
18 Model-based encoding 1 II T1(169)
19 Comparison of speech encoding 1 II T1(174)
methods.
Unit III. BASEBAND CODING TECHNIQUES
20 Error Control Codes 1 III T1(294)
21 Block Codes 2 III T1(200)
22 Problems 1 III T1(205,206)
23 Convolutional Codes 1 III T1(220)
24 Problems 2 III T1(223)
25 Concept of Error Free 1 III T1(238)
Communication
26 Classification of line codes 1 III T1(265)
27 Desirable characteristics and 1 III T1(267,268)
power spectra of line codes

Unit IV. BASEBAND RECEPTION TECHNIQUES

28 Noise in Communication Systems 1 IV T1(294)
29 Receiving Filter – Correlator type 1 IV T1(296)
30 Matched Filter type 1 IV T1(302)
31 Equalising Filter 1 IV T1(310)
32 Signal and system design for ISI 2 IV T1(328)
elimination,Implementation
33 Eye Pattern analysis 1 IV T1(336)
34 Synchronisation 2 IV T1(337)
35 Maximum Likelihood Detector 1 IV T1(343)
36 Error Probability, Figure-of-Merit 2 IV T1(359)
for Digital Detection
Unit V. BANDPASS SIGNAL TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION
37 Memory less modulation methods 1 V T1(373)
38 ASK 1 V T1(405)
39 PSK 1 V T1(412)
40 QAM 1 V T1(447)
41 QPSK 1 V T1(413)
42 FSK 1 V T1(461)
43 Bandpass receiving filter 1 V T1(435)
44 Error performance 1 V T1(436)
45 Error performance-Coherent 1 V T1(437)
systems
46 Error performance-Non coherent 1 V T1(454)
systems
47 Review of UNIT V

Total number of hours required: 45

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