ECE-GY 6013: Principles of Digital Communications. Fall 2022
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ECE-GY 6013: Principles of Digital Communications. Fall 2022
Overview: Introductory graduate-level digital communication class including basics of modulation, detection, error rate calculations, Shannon theory and channel coding.
People
. Professor Sundeep Rangansrangan@nyu.edu
o 370 Jay St, 9.104
o Office hours: Thursdays 2-4pm
. TA: Ruth Gebremedhin, [email protected]
Time Tuesdays, 5 to 7:30pm, Rogers Hall 204. In-person or zoom.
Prerequisites: Graduate level probability, EL6303 or equivalent. This course can also be taken as a co-requisite, but you must have a solid undergrad probability class. Undergraduate digital communications and experience with MATLAB or similar language are also expected.
Course Structure: All material for the class is on github:
. Class repository: https://github.com/sdrangan/digitalcomm
. Lab repository:https://github.com/sdrangan/sdrlab
Lectures for each unit will be divided into small sections (15-30 minutes). After each section, students will do an in-class MATLAB exercise. There is no grading for the in-class exercises. But bring your laptop with MATLAB to class to follow along. At the end of the unit students will perform take home problems, MATLAB exercises and, possibly, a small SDR lab. The github website has all the material for in-class and take home components.
SDR labs: The labs are performed on the simple, but powerfulADALM-Pluto modulesfrom Analog devices. Each student will be provided one device. Students should work in pairs with one device as a transmitter and the second as a receiver. The lab is in the form of a MATLAB Live Script. Students fill in the script and submit the printed script. One submission per pair.
Texts: Most of the material is self-contained so there is no required text. The following texts are suggested :
. Proakis, “Digital Communications,” 5th edition
. Madhow, “Fundamentals of Digital Communications”, 2008. (available in bookstore)
. Proakis, Salehi, “Fundamentals of Communication systems”. This is the undergraduate version
. Steven Kay, “Fundamentals of Statistical Signal Processing: Detection Theory” . Provides extra material on multivariable Gaussian estimation and hypothesis testing.
Grading
. Labs and homework: 40%, midterm 30%, final 30%.
. Homework will involve (somewhat lengthy) MATLAB assignments.
. Exams are take hour with approximately 24 hours to complete.
Tentative Schedule
Week |
Date |
Unit |
Topic |
1 |
9/6/2022 |
1 |
Introduction. Passband modulation |
2 |
9/13/2022 |
2 |
Symbol mapping, TX filtering |
3 |
9/20/2022 |
3 |
Receive filtering |
4 |
9/27/2022 |
4 |
Signal space theory |
5 |
10/4/2022 |
5 |
Random process review |
6 |
10/11/2022 |
6 |
Symbol demodulation |
7 |
10/18/2022 |
|
Midterm review |
8 |
10/25/2022 |
|
Midterm |
9 |
11/1/2022 |
7 |
Synchronization, matched filtering |
10 |
11/8/2022 |
8 |
Equalization |
11 |
11/15/2022 |
9 |
Linear codes |
12 |
11/22/2022 |
Thanksgiving week. No class |
|
13 |
11/29/2022 |
10 |
Convolutional and turbo codes |
14 |
12/6/2022 |
11 |
Information theory |
15 |
12/13/2022 |
|
Final exam |
Inclusiveness: NYU Tandon School values an inclusive and equitable environment for all our students. I hope to foster a sense of community in this class and consider it a place where individuals of all backgrounds, beliefs, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, religious and political affiliations, and abilities will be treated with respect. It is my intent that all students’ learning needs be addressed both in and out of class, and that the diversity that students bring to this class be viewed as a resource, strength and benefit. If this standard is not being upheld, please feel free to speak with me.
Covid 19: If you are experiencing an illness or any other situation that might affect your academic performance in a class, please email Deanna Rayment, Coordinator of Student Advocacy, Compliance and Student Affairs. Deanna can reach out to your instructors on your behalf when warranted:
[email protected] https://engineering.nyu.edu/staff/deanna-rayment
2023-09-12