- Introduction: Familiarize yourself with communications concepts and the course.
- Simulate a Basic Digital Communications Link: Implement the essential components of a single carrier digital communications system.
- Pulse-Shaping Filters: Incorporate transmit and receive filters into your simulation.
- Multipath Channels: Model a multipath channel and evaluate the impact on link quality.
- OFDM: Implement orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM), a multicarrier modulation scheme.
- Conclusion: Learn next steps and provide feedback on the course.
Overview
Syllabus
- Course Overview
- Anatomy of a Digital Communications System
- Modulation and Demodulation
- Add Noise
- Calculate the Bit Error Rate
- Why Filter a Signal
- Transmit and Receive Filters
- Filter Delay and BER Calculation
- What Is a Multipath Channel
- Model a Multipath Channel
- What Is OFDM
- OFDM Modulation with the Inverse FFT
- Practical Considerations for OFDM
- Frequency Domain Equalization
- Null Subcarriers
- Additional Resources
- Survey
Taught by
Erin Byrne
