 | Study programme 2022-2023 | Français | |
 | Advanced Communication Systems | ||
Programme component of Master's in Electrical Engineering (MONS) (day schedule) à la Faculty of Engineering |
| Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
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| UI-M1-IRELEC-202-M | Compulsory UE | MOEYAERT Véronique | F108 - Electromagnétisme et Télécommunications |
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| Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
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| Anglais | 36 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5.00 | 2nd term |
| AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
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| I-TELE-006 | Advanced Communications Systems: Fundamentals and Applications | 36 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | Q2 | 100.00% |
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Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes
- Mobilise a structured set of scientific knowledge and skills and specialised techniques in order to carry out electrical engineering missions, using their expertise and adaptability.
- Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge, models, methods and techniques specific to electrical engineering.
- Identify and discuss possible applications of new and emerging technologies in the field of electrical engineering.
- Assess the validity of models and results in view of the state of science and characteristics of the problem.
- Communicate and exchange information in a structured way - orally, graphically and in writing, in French and in one or more other languages - scientifically, culturally, technically and interpersonally, by adapting to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
- Use and produce high-quality scientific and technical papers (reports, plans, specifications, etc.), adapted particularly to the intended purpose and the relevant public.
- Master technical English in the field of electrical engineering.
Learning Outcomes of UE
This course aims to: (1) Provide a comprehensive coverage of digital communication systems focused on access networks technologies ; (2) Understand each advanced functionnality of the unified block diagram of a digital communication system physical layer ; (3) Design a communication link with a targeted quality (SNR, bandwidth, bit rate).
UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance
Evolution and main characteristics of access networks; OFDM modulation to be used in the frame of fading, dispersive and impulsive channels (wireless, xDSL, PLC, ...); Performance parameters of a link (SNR, MER, EVM, PAPR) and diagnosis tools; Spread spectrums and applications; Advanced access methods (CDMA, OFDMA); MIMO communications; Principles of channel equalization; Channel coding (RS, LDPC, concatenated codes) and interleaving;
Prior Experience
Basic of digital communications : channel coding, baseband transmission, modulation (ASK, PSK, FSK, QAM), BER calculation in AWGN, performance parameters (BER, eye diagram, SNR), Nyquist ISI, capacity of a channel.
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
| AA | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
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| I-TELE-006 |
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Mode of delivery
| AA | Mode of delivery |
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| I-TELE-006 |
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Required Learning Resources/Tools
| AA | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
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| I-TELE-006 | Not applicable |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
| AA | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
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| I-TELE-006 | Not applicable |
Other Recommended Reading
| AA | Other Recommended Reading |
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| I-TELE-006 | Digital Communications: fundamentals and applications (second edition), Bernard SKLAR, (c)2001 Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN 0-13-084788-7 Fundamentals of Communications Systems, John G. PROAKIS & Masoud SALEHI, (c)2005 Pearson Education, Inc., ISBN 0-13-147135-X |
Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
| AA | Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next |
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| I-TELE-006 | Authorized |
Term 2 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q2 assessment |
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| I-TELE-006 |
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Term 2 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 2 Assessment - comments |
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| I-TELE-006 | 35% = quotation on practical work, seminars or visits written reports and the oral presentation (in English and in group) of a bibliographic project or simulations works; 65% = oral exam based on theory and on numerical excercices. |
Term 3 Assessment - type
| AA | Type(s) and mode(s) of Q3 assessment |
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| I-TELE-006 |
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Term 3 Assessment - comments
| AA | Term 3 Assessment - comments |
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| I-TELE-006 | 100% attributed on a oral exam based on theory and numerical exercises (quotation of reports and project are not taken anymore into account). |