INFR 3720U – Basics of Digital Transmission

Introduces the digitization: filtering, sampling, quantization, A-to-D and D-to-A conversion, line coding; fundamentals of source and channel coding; multiplexing: TDM, FDM, WDM; baseband and passband systems; modulation: pulse modulation (PAM, PPM, PDM) and digital modulation (binary and M-ary transmission); Nyquist-I criterion and intersymbol interference; adaptive equalization; power, bandwidth, performance, and complexity trade-offs; digital communication systems;
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Tutorial hours: 1.5
Prerequisite(s): (INFR 1400U or INFR 3710U) and INFR 1421U
Experiential learning: Yes