ELEC-E5410 - Signal Processing for Communications, Lecture, 2.9.2024-29.11.2024

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Master advanced digital signal processing  concepts and apply them to receiver and transmitter design in wireless communications

Credits: 5

Schedule: 02.09.2024 - 29.11.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Risto Wichman

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Design of FIR filters and multirate filters, and necessary pieces of detection and estimation theory applied to compensation of frequency offset, carrier phase synchronization, symbol timing synchronization, automatic gain control, analog-to-digital conversion, spectrum analysis. The theoretical concepts are verified by implementing the receiver algorithms using software-defined radio and receiving real signals.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures (Risto Wichman, I-II)
    Exercises (assistant, I-II) . Emphasis is on implementing algorithms using Matlab and receiving real signals with RTL-SDR dongle.  In addition there are weekly quizzes in MyCourses.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures, exercises, exam
    Individual studying, solving exercises and preparing for examination

    Attendance in some contact teaching may be compulsory.

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    S.K.Mitra: Digital Signal Processing - A Computer Based Approach 3rd Edition. McGraw-Hill
    U. Mengali, A.N. D'Andrea - Synchronization techniques for digital receivers. Plenum Press, 1997
    R.W. Stewart, K.W. Barlee, D.S.W. Atkinson, L.H. Crockett - Software Defined Radio using MATLAB & Simulink and the RTL-SDR. Strathclyde Academic Media, 2015

    Articles found in  IEEEexplorer and in open source

    Lecture slides

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
    2025-2026 Autumn I - II

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