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Electrical and Computer Engineering

18-450 – Digital Communications

12 units

In this course, the communication problem will be introduced, and channel impairments such as noise, inter-symbol interference and fading will be described. Solutions to combat these impairments, based on digital communication theory, will be described. These will include signal space analysis, detection, equalization, coding and diversity. Throughout the course, the emphasis will be on discovering unifying ideas in transmission, rather than specifying the details of each application.

4 hrs. lec.

Prerequisites: 18-396 or equivalent, and 36-217 or equivalent, and some exposure to MATLAB

This course was previously titled "Digital Wireless Communications"

Prerequisite for: 18-525, 18-551, 18-758

Last updated on July 27, 2009

ECE classifications

Undergraduate areas

Signals and Systems

Undergraduate designations

Coverage, Depth

This course is currently being offered.

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Upcoming offerings

F10

Past semesters

S09, F08, F07, F05, F04, F03, F02

Please note that the course history information is incomplete and/or may reflect different courses offered under the same course number.



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