Course: Electronic Communications

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Course title Electronic Communications
Course code KEI/EK
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Tutorial
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 3
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kavalír Tomáš, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Petránková Zuzana, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Veřtát Ivo, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Stifter Jiří, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Hloušek Petr, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Communication channel, signals, characteristics, modulation. Quality and capacity. Transmission paths. Connection systems, switches, terminals, services. Optical communication. Radio communication. AV technology. 1. Transmission of information, electronic communication (Communication history, information theory, communication channel, general communication system example of real systems, energy x information transfer, channel capacity.) 2. Transmission variables in the communication technology, basic acoustic quantities, properties of human hearing. 3. Human speech, audio / musical signal, attenuation / linear distortion, non-linear distortion, electroacoustic transducers. 4. Analog modulation of amplitude, phase, frequency, discrete pulse amplitude modulation, positional and width modulations. 5. Digital channel transmission, line codes, basic digital modulation, modulation, baud rate, real channel limitations, channel capacity theorem.  6. Digitization of analog signals, sampling, quantization, coding, PCM, PCM multiplex systems. 7. Optical communication - 1st part (Communication metallic conduction summary of basic knowledge, substitute model, basic quantities, simultaneous use, Optical communication systems, Characteristics of optical radiation, basic quantities, Block diagram of optical communication system, Transmission environments used, Fiber Optic Fiber Optic Fiber Optic Fiber Optics.)  8. Optical Communications - Part 2 (Optical Fiber Properties - Attenuation, Dispersion, Optical Fiber Connections, Optical Radiation Sources and Detectors, Optical Radiation Modulation, WDM, FTTx Optical Access Networks).  9. Communication channel sharing (Deterministic systems FDM, TDM, CDM, SDM, Stochastic systems ALOHA, CDM, Duplex, simplex, Circuits, messages and packets, Spreading information by space and line. Electromagnetic wave propagation, antennas, dipole, monopole, YAGI, LP, connection, matching, frequency spectrum usage for electronic communications 10. Radio receivers (Topology, sensitivity and selectivity. Mixer, filters, AM and FM demodulators ALC, AFC, Stereo FM receiver - example of analog system  11. Mobile Communication Systems (Mobile Communications History, Network Topology, Cellular Network, Signal Processing, Compression, Security, Channel Sharing, Voice and Data Transmission, GSM, EDGE, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE, 5G.  12. Satellite Systems (History of Satellite Systems, Orbits and Use of Satellites, LEO, MEO, GEO, Attenuation, Propagation Time, Examples of Satellite Communications Systems, ASTRA, INMARSAT, IRIDIUM, Positioning and navigation systems, GPS, GALILEO, CDMA, Spread Spectrum Modulation 13. Digital TV (TV history, analog television, bitmapping principle, compression of JPEG, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MP3, DVB-T, DVB-S, DVB-C, SFN).

Learning activities and teaching methods
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 12 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • unspecified - 36 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 16 hours per semester
prerequisite
Skills
use basic mathematical and physical apparatus
learning outcomes
Knowledge
explain the transmission of information
describe the communication channel
describe signals, characteristics and modulation
explain the quality and speed of information transmission
describe the transmission path
explain the principles of optical communication
explain the principles of radio communication
describe the principles of mobile communication systems
describe the principles of satellite communication systems
explain and describe navigation systems
describe the principles of television systems
Skills
calculate the attenuation and gain in dB
calculate channel capacity
calculate the transfer and modulation rates
measure channel communication parameters
verify the function of the radio receiver
Competences
N/A
N/A
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecture
Seminar
Laboratory work
Skills
Laboratory work
Seminar
Competences
Seminar
Laboratory work
assessment methods
Knowledge
Combined exam
Test
Skills
Combined exam
Competences
Oral exam
Recommended literature
  • Národní kmitočtová tabulka : příloha k Jednotnému pravidlu č. 2/R/2000. Praha : NADATUR, 1999. ISBN 80-7270-002-2.
  • Balanis, Constantine A. Antenna theory : analysis and design. 3th ed. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2005. ISBN 0-471-66782-X.
  • Český, Milan. Antény pro příjem rozhlasu a televize. Vyd. 1. Praha : SNTL, 1969.
  • Dobeš, Josef; Žalud, Václav. Moderní radiotechnika. Praha : BEN - technická literatura, 2006. ISBN 80-7300-132-2.
  • Dunlop J., Smith D.G. Telecommunications Egineering. Chapman & Hall, 1994. ISBN 0-412-56270-7.
  • Filka, Miloslav. Optoelektronika pro telekomunikace a informatiku. Vyd. 1. Brno : M. Filka, 2009. ISBN 978-80-86785-14-1.
  • Sudhir Warier. The ABCs of Fiber Optic Communication. 2017. ISBN 9781630814144.
  • Žalud, V. Moderní radioelektronika. BEN, Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-7300-132-2.
  • Žalud, V. Multimediální přenosy signálů. ČVUT, Praha, 1995. ISBN 80-01-01338-3.


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