Subject Code: EC3L001 Name: Communication Engineering L-T-P: 3-1-0 Credits: 3
Pre-requisite(s):  Signals & Systems
Random variables and Processes: Probability density functions, mean and variance of the sum of random variables, correlation between random variables, central limit theorem, autocorrelation function and the PSD; Amplitude Modulation: Need and method of frequency translation, FDM, Modulators and demodulators of SSB, DSB-SC and full AM and VSB; Angle Modulation: Phase and frequency modulation, inter relation between them, Theoretical and practical bandwidth of FM signal, Narrow band FM, Modulators and demodulators of FM and PM signals; Pulse Modulation Techniques: Sampling theorem of low pass and band pass signals, TDM,PAM, channel bandwidth, natural and flat top sampling, holding, PWM and PPM; Digital Modulation Techniques: Quantization error, PCM, encoder, decoder, companding, DPCM, ADPCM, DM, CVSD, BPSK, DPSK, DEPSK, QPSK and BFSK; Noise: Register noise, networks with reactive elements, available power, noise temperature, noise figure, noise band width, equivalent noise figure and noise bandwidth in cascade.

Text Books:
  1. M. Salehi, J. G. Proakis, "Fundamentals of Communication Systems", 1st Ed., Prearson Education, 2006.
  2. S. Haykin, "Communication Systems", 4th Ed., John Wiley and Sons, 2006.
Reference Books:
  1. B.P. Lathi, Zhi Ding, "Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems", 4th Ed., Oxford University Press, 2009.
  2. D. Roddy, J. Coolen, "Electronic Communications", 4th Ed., Pearson Education, 2008.
  3. Wayne Tomasi, ``Electronic Communication Systems: Fundamentals Through Advanced’’, 5th Ed., Pearson    Education, copyright 2004, Fifth Impression 2008.