EEE 309
Communication Theory
Instructor: Tishna Sabrina
Spring 2018
Lecture 1
Introduction to Communication System
Topic
Section 1.1: Communication Systems,
Section 1.2 : Analog & Digital Messages,
Section 1.3 : Channel effect, Signal-to-Noise
Ratio & Capacity,
Section 2.2: Classification of Signals,
Section 2.3: Unit Impulse Signal,
Section 3.3: Some properties of Fourier
Transform,
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Communication Systems
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Channel effect, Signal-to-Noise Ratio
In designing communication systems, it is
important to understand and analyze important
factors such as -
Channel and Signal characteristics,
Relative noise strength,
Maximum number of bits that can be sent
over a channel per second,
Signal quality.
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Classification of Signals
Continuous time and discrete time signals,
Analog and digital signals,
Periodic and aperiodic signals,
Energy and power signals,
Deterministic and probabilistic signals.
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Table 3.1: Table of Fourier Transforms
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Table 3.2: Table of Fourier Transform
Operations
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