Fundamentals of Telecommunications

Објавено: June 28, 2022
1. Course Title Fundamentals of Telecommunications
2. Code 4ФЕИТ10Л020
3. Study program ТКИИ
4. Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies
5. Degree (first, second, third cycle) First cycle
6. Academic year/semester II/4 7. Number of ECTS credits 6
8. Lecturer D-r Zoran Hadji-Velkov
9. Course Prerequisites
 Passed: Mathematics 1
10. Course Goals (acquired competencies): Introduction to the fundamental methods of transmitting telecommunication signals between a telecommunication transmitter and a telecommunication receiver (modulation, demodulation, sampling, quantization, coding, and detection of binary signals). Knowledge of the limiting factors for transmitting information through a telecommunication system (intersymbol interference and thermal noise). Ability to determine the shape of the signal in a telecommunications system and to calculate the signal-to-noise ratio in a telecommunications receiver.
11. Course Syllabus: Basic model of telecommunication system. Spectrum of periodic and aperiodic signals. Transmission function and pulse response of a linear system. Linear amplitude distortions and distortions due to spectrum restriction. Amplitude modulation. Synchronous demodulation and demodulation with an envelope detector of AM signals. Phase and frequency modulation. Demodulation of angularly modulated signals. Thermal (white Gaussian) noise. Narrowband noise model. Sampling theorem. Pulse amplitude modulation. Natural and regular sampling. Uniform quantization. Mean square error of quantization. Nonuniform quantization. Pulse coded modulation (PCM). Transmission of PCM signals in the frequency baseband. Intersymbol interference (ISI). Criterion for transmission without distortion. Binary signal receiver in the frequency baseband. Matched receiver. Binary amplitude, frequency and phase modulation. Coherent detection of binary modulated signals. Non-coherent detection of binary modulated signals.
12. Learning methods: Lectures, auditory exercises, laboratory exercises, independent assignments and homework
13. Total number of course hours 3 + 1 + 1 + 0
14. Distribution of course hours 180
15. Forms of teaching 15.1. Lectures-theoretical teaching 45
15.2. Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork 30
16. Other course activities 16.1. Projects, seminar papers 0
16.2. Individual tasks 25
16.3. Homework and self-learning 80
17. Grading 17.1. Exams 10
17.2. Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) 0
17.3. Activity and participation 10
17.4. Final exam 80
18. Grading criteria (points) up to 50 points 5 (five) (F)
from 51to 60 points 6 (six) (E)
from 61to 70 points 7 (seven) (D)
from 71to 80 points 8 (eight) (C)
from 81to 90 points 9 (nine) (B)
from 91to 100 points 10 (ten) (A)
19. Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam Completed laboratory exercises
20. Forms of assessment

During the semester, two partial exams are foreseen (at the middle and at the end of the semester). For students who have passed the two partial exams, a final oral exam can be conducted. The final grade includes the points from the partial exams and the final oral exam.

Students who take one written exam instead of two partial exams can take it in the scheduled exam sessions. For students who have passed the written exam, a final oral exam can be conducted. The final grade includes the points from the written exam and the final oral exam.

The use of books, scripts, manuscripts or notes of any kind is not allowed during the exam. The use of a calculator is allowed.
21. Language Macedonian and English
22. Method of monitoring of teaching quality Internal evaluation and surveys
23. Literature
23.1. Required Literature
No. Author Title Publisher Year
1 Б. П. Латхи Современи дигитални и аналогни комуникациски системи Oxford University Press 2009