Random signals: random process, stationarity, correlation, ergodicity, covariance, spectral density.
Digital filters: fast Fourier transform, discrete signals and systems, structure and properties of recursive and non-recursive filters, design methods.
Telecommunications systems: data rates, eye diagrams, transmission lines, baseband coding, analog and digital modulation, constellation diagrams, frames, multiplexing, channel access (FDMA, TDMA, CDMA), spread spectrum. There will also be an introduction to mobile networks, space communications and securing wireless communications. The tutorials will go into greater depth on the concepts seen in class, and will focus on well-known applications of telecommunications systems (e.g. USB, Bluetooth, FM radio, etc.). Lab classes will address the design of analog and digital modulations using Software Defined Radio (SDR) tools and an implementation on Universal Software Radio Peripherals (USRP) to develop a wireless telecommunication system. An introduction to the topic of communications security will also be illustrated.
