5681 (v.5) Digital Communications 603

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Area:	Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Selected topics in communications from the fields of information theory and coding - vector communication systems - error detection and error correcting codes, linear and convolution codes, Viterbi decoding - advanced modulation techniques, generalised theory of modulation - communication network design - network traffic characterisation and management - switching theory - ATM networking - optical comminications, devices and networks.