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Aims :

The course goal is to provide the basic knowledge of most important problems that afflict the communication systems. The most diffuse communication systems are described.

Topics :

Introduction to communication systems.

Description of systems (fixed and mobile, free and guided propagation).

Reception quality (bit error rate, delay, jitter).

Noise effects on the received signal (thermal noise and artificial noise).

Bit, frame and carrier synchronization. Block scheme of transceivers.

Adaptative equalization at intermediate frequency and at base band.

Spread spectrum techniques. Multiple access techniques.
System on twisted pairs. ADSL. Fiber optics communications. Optical devices.

Optical link budget. Line-of-sight radio systems. Link budget in fade environment.

Mobile radio propagation. Planning of mobile radio systems.

Description of GSM, GPRS and UMTS. Wireless and wired LAN.

Textbooks :

Teacher's notes.

Exam :

Oral.

Tutorial Session :

Send an e-mail to the teacher.