EE 420
Design in Communications

4 credits

Spring 2012
Mondays and Wednesdays: 12:30 - 2:20 pm
LOW 219 (EEB 351 lab)

Announcements

• Welcome to Class!

Instructor: Payman Arabshahi, Applied Physics Laboratory and Dept. of Electrical Engineering, ude.notgnihsaw.ee@namyap, Tel: (206) 221-6990. Office hours: after class (LOW 219), or by appointment.

Teaching Assistant: Chou-Chang Yang, <ccjack at uw.edu>, (302) 690-1853. Office Hours: TTh 1:30 - 3:00 pm in EE Atrium, or by appointment.

Class Mailing List: <ee420a_sp12 at u.washington.edu>

Textbook: J.G. Proakis, M. Salehi, G. Bauch, Contemporary Communication Systems Using MATLAB, 3rd edition, Cengage Engineering, 2012.

Software: Matlab and Simulink files

Course Description: Design and implementation of basic communication system modules and an end-to-end system using Matlab and Simulink toolboxes. The course focuses on developing your skill set to develop process and solutions to meet design and system performance requirements. Work is carried out individually or in teams, and documented in reports and presentations. Class meets for two lectures a week. For the most part, students will work on lab projects.

Prerequisite: An inquisitive mind, knowledge of linear systems theory in discrete and continuous time (EE235, EE341), digital communication systems (EE 417), and MATLAB programming experience.

Grading:

• Projects 1 through 5: 10% each, for a total of 50%
• Final Project: 50%

References

The following books are on reserve at the Engineering Library (4-hour checkout).

1. B.P. Lathi, Modern Digital and Analog Communications Systems, Oxford University Press, 1998.
2. R.E. Ziemer and W.H. Tranter, Principles of Communication: Systems, Modulation and Noise, Wiley, 2001.
3. John G. Proakis, Digital Communications, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2001.