Professor Manikas' Lecture Courses 2012/2013 - Download Centre

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I. Advanced Communication Theory

1	Advanced Communication Theory Lecture Notes	ACT 0 – Cover, Topics and Deadlines - 2012/2013 Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Updated coursework deadlines ACT 1 - Principles of M-ary Decision & Detection Theory Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page and 4-page formats Problem sheet ACT 2 - Principles of CDMA Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page and 4-page formats Problem Sheet ACT 3 - Basics of Diversity Theory  Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page and 4-page formats ACT 4 - Space-Time Wireless Communications Flash Animations for Parts A and C (Note: place all “swf” files in the same directory with the pdf files) Part-A: Introductory Concepts and SISO Searchable single-page format (includes animations) Download animations Handout (print) 2-page and 4-page formats Part-B: Wireless SIMO Channels Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page and 4-page formats Part-C: Antenna Array Receivers (Vector Channels) Searchable single-page format (includes animations) Handout (print) 2-page and 4-page formats Part-D: MISO, MIMO and Spatiotemporal Searchable single-page format (includes animations) Handout (print) 2-page and 4-page formats ·         Extended Problem Sheet with Solutions
2	Advanced Communication Theory Coursework download/upload your own coursework	ACT Coursework Part 1 - 2012/2013 Test 1 (this is a computer-based MC test - login Blackboard) Test 2 (this is a computer-based MC test - login Blackboard) Test 3 (this is a computer-based MC test -  login Blackboard) ACT experiment - (useful) Experiment Handout AM1 - "Array Communications and Processing" MATLAB Library and Data Files for AM1 Experiment (inc. handout) Appendix 1 Appendix 2 ACT Coursework Part 2 - 2012/2013 Coursework Handout Matlab Wrapper Personal Datafiles Download
3	Advanced Communication Theory (Examination Paper Format)  Note: Past Exam Papers are confidential	ACT Exam 2013 Header
4	Examination Comments	ACT Comments 2012/2013
5	Previous material	Previous Material that is available for download can be found by following this link

 

II. Communication Systems

1	Communication Systems Lecture Notes	CS Part 0 – Cover, Topics & Deadlines - 2012/2013 Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format CS Part 1 - Introduction - Basic Concepts Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Problem sheet CS Part 2 - Digital Communications: An Overview of Fundamentals Information Sources Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Problem sheet Communication Channels - Criteria and Limits Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Problem sheet Wireless Channels (Wireless Comms – Introduction) Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Problem sheet Basics of Spread Spectrum Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Principles of DS and FH Spread Spectrum Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Problem sheet Principles of CDMA (Spread Spectrum) Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Constellation Diagram & Line Codes Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format CS Part 3 - Digital Communication Systems: Representative Examples PCM and PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) Searchable single-page format Handout (print) 2-page format Alex Reeves - The Father of PCM GLOSSARY CCITT Extended Problem Sheet with Solutions
2	Communication Systems Coursework download/upload your own coursework	CS Coursework Part 1 - 2012/2013 Test 1 (this is a computer-based MC test - login Blackboard)    Test 2 (this is a computer-based MC test - login Blackboard) Test 3 (this is a computer-based MC test - login Blackboard) CS Coursework Part 2 - 2012/2013 QPSK DS Spread Spectrum Comm. System
3	Communication Systems (Examination Paper Format)  Note: Past Exam Papers are confidential.          Please study the extended problem sheet.	CS Exam 2013 Header
4	Examination Comments	CS Comments 2012/2013
5	Previous material	Previous Material that is available for download can be found by following this link

III. Architectures in Communications & Signal Processing

1	C5 (c) Lecture Notes	Positioning Architectures in Wireless Networks - 2005/2006
2	C5 (c) Coursework	------ 2005/2006
3	C5(c) Past Exam Questions & Solutions	Exam 2006 Sample Format
4	Examination Comments	Comments 2005/2006

IV. Communication II Study Group

1	Communication II: (Some Study Group Notes)	o    Some Useful Signal Properties in Comms o    Noise in Comms o    General Block Diagrams of Analogue Comm. Systems (with noise)
2	Communication II: (Problem Sheets)

 

V. Communication I Study Group

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Communication I: (Study Group Notes)

·         Part-I: Communication Signals & their Properties o    Handwritten Notes  Week S2: Energy, Power, Auto-Corr, solutions PS1 o    Handwritten Notes  Week S3: Cross-Corr, solutions PS2 o    Handwritten Notes  Week S4: FS and FT, solutions PS3 o    Handwritten Notes  Week S5: FT – sinewaves, Transfer Function, solutions PS4 ·         Part-II: Analogue Communications – Modelling o    General Block Diagrams of Analogue Communications (Week S6) o    Some Lecture Notes on AM Comm Systems §  Handwritten Notes Week S7: DSB-SC, solutions PS5 §  Handwritten Notes Week S8: conventional AM, solutions PS6 o    Some Lecture Notes on FM/PM Comm Systems §  Handwritten Notes Weeks S9 and S10: FM, solutions PS7

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Last Modified:14^th  Mar 2013 by Prof. Manikas