SYLLABUS

EL 601: Digital Communications

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• Instructor: Prof. Andrej Stefanov

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                           Office: LC 255
                           Phone: (718) 260-3789
                           Fax: (718) 260-3906
                           E-mail: stefanov@poly.edu

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• Textbook: "Digital Communications," fourth edition, J. G. Proakis, McGraw-Hill, 2001

• Supplemental Reading:
• "Principles of Digital Transmission with Wireless Applications," S. Benedetto and E. Biglieri, Kluwer, 1999
• "Digital Modulation and Coding," S. G. Wilson, Prentice Hall, 1996

• Prerequisites:  EL 630, EE 3404

The course provides an introduction to digital communication systems.
Tentative list of topics that will be covered:
• Introduction to Digital Communications
• Review of Probability and Random Processes
• Characterization of Communication Signals and Systems
• Optimum Receiver Design for an AWGN Channel
• Block and Convolutional Codes

 
• Grading:
• Two Midterms, 50%
• Final, 40%
• Homeworks, 10%