ERODE SENGUNTHAR

ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(Approved by AICTE - New Delhi, Permanently Affiliated to Anna University – Chennai,
Accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi and
National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore with ‘A’ Grade)
Thudupathi (PO.), Perundurai, Erode – 638 057.
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

LESSON PLAN
NAME OF THE SUBJECT WITH
SUBJECT CODE : EC6651 COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
COURSE COORDINATOR : J. Sridhar, AP/ECE
ACADEMIC YEAR : 2018 – 2019 (EVEN SEM)
YEAR/SECTION : III-year
SEMESTER AND BRANCH : VI-Semester–B.E. Electrical and Electronics Engineering

OBJECTIVES:
The student should be made to:
 To introduce different methods of analog communication and their significance
 To introduce Digital Communication methods for high bit rate transmission
 To introduce the concepts of source and line coding techniques for enhancing rating
of transmission of minimizing the errors in transmission.
 To introduce MAC used in communication systems for enhancing the number of
users.
 To introduce various media for digital communication

OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
 Apply analog and digital communication techniques.
 Use data and pulse communication techniques.
 Analyze Source and Error control coding.
 Utilize multi-user radio communication.
 Understand Satellite, Optical Fiber – Powerline, Scada

S. Topics to be No. of
Date Key Terms Objectives
No. covered periods

Introduction of
Radio and TV broadcasting , To introduce different
1. Communication
Satellite systems, Cellular methods of communication 1
Engineering
Phones and their significance
UNIT I AMPLITUDE MODULATION
To acquire knowledge in
AM – Frequency
Mathematical Representation, Amplitude Modulation
2. spectrum – vector
Frequency Spectrum and process and to know about 1
representation –
Phasor Representation the various applications of
power relations
the process
To design a system to
Generation of AM – Messenger
3. transmit the information
DSB AM Transmitter Carrier 1
from one antenna to other
& Receiver Combined signal
antenna
Generation of AM – Upper and lower side bands,
To study the process
4. DSB/SC AM Multiplier, Balanced
involved in the generation 1
Transmitter & Modulator
of DSB/SC
Receiver
 To acquire knowledge in
Generation of AM – Mathematical Representation, Amplitude Modulation
5.
SSB AM Transmitter Frequency Spectrum and process and to know about 1
& Receiver Phasor Representation the various applications of
the process
Generation of AM – Mathematical Representation, To study about the
6.
VSB AM Transmitter Frequency Spectrum and significance, generation and 1
& Receiver Phasor Representation detection of VSB
FM and PM – Classification, System, To know in detail about the
7.
frequency spectrum Mathematical Analysis and Frequency Modulation 1
– power relations Modulation Index process
8. Phasor diagram, Spectrum, To calculate the bandwidth
NBFM & WBFM 1
Bandwidth required for transmission
Generation of FM
9. Principle To know in detail about the
and DM, Armstrong 1
Frequency multiplication generation of Modulation
method
Reactance To study the FM generation
10. Varicap,
modulations: FM & by parameter variation 1
Voltage controlled oscillator
PM frequency method

UNIT II DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Pulse modulations –
11. concepts of sampling Nyquist criteria, To understand the analog
1
and sampling Aliasing, guard band to digital conversion
theorems
12. PAM, PWM, PPM, TDM, Natural sampling, Flat To know the various types
1
PTM top sampling, aperture effect of pulse modulations
quantization and
13. Binary representation, To study the effect of noise
coding : PCM, DM, 1
quantization noise in quantization
slope overload error
To overcome the noise
14.
ADM, DPCM Step-size, Predictor during quantization in delta 1
modulation
To acquire knowledge in
15. OOK systems – ASK, Keying,
Digital Modulation System 1
FSK constellation diagram
and ASK & FSK Scheme
16. PSK & BSK Generation, To know in detail about the
PSK ,BSK 1
Detection, and Applications PSK & BSK Scheme
Functional Description of To know in detail about
17.
QPSK QPSK System and QPSK system and its 1
Applications Applications
18. Modulator, Demodulator and To analyze QAM and MSK
QAM, MSK 1
Bandwidth Considerations systems
GMSK, applications
19. To know the various
of Data Cellular communication 1
applications
communication

UNIT III SOURCE CODES, LINE CODES & ERROR CONTROL (Qualitative only)

To know about the

Primary information content and
20.
communication – Information Theory, Entropy properties of information 1
entropy, properties and entropy in a
communication System
 To represent the
21. Error Probability, soft
BSC, BEC transmission of a bit over a 1
decision
BSC
Source Coding Theorem To learn the theorems that
source coding :
22. description , Data helps in improving the
Shannon Fano 1
Compaction and Shannon efficiency of a
Coding,
Fano Coding communication system
Huffman coding : Huffman Coding
23. To know about the Huffman
noiseless coding Procedure description with an 1
Coding Procedure
theorem example
24. BW – SNR trade off Shannon- Hartley theorem, To calculate the channel
1
codes: NRZ, RZ, AMI Infinite capacity capacity

25. HDBP, ABQ, MBnB To study the various binary

AMI, Clock synchronization 1
codes representations

26. Efficiency of
1
transmissions
To know about the errors
error control codes
27. Classification of Errors and and error detection
and applications: 1
Error Detection Techniques techniques in Data
convolutions codes
Communication
To acquire an idea in
Classification of Error
28. correcting the errors
block codes Correction and description of 1
occurred during
each technique
transmission

UNIT IV MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUES

SS&MA techniques :
FDMA application in
To study the modulation
29. wired
Hopping, PN sequence schemes for secure 2
communication
communication
&wireless
communication
TDMA application in
30. To know about the TDMA
wired & wireless GSM, PCM 2
System
communication
CDMA introduction, CDMA
CDMA application in
31. frequency and Channel To know about the CDMA
wired & wireless 2
Allocations, Spread Spectrum System
communication
Concepts
To learn about the multiple
SDMA application in
32. Array Antennas, users accessing a common
wired & wireless 2
Beamforming channel- technique
communication
employed in communication
To compare the various MA
33.
Advantages (merits) Comparative analysis techniques and to know 1
their advantages

UNIT V SATELLITE, OPTICAL FIBER – POWERLINE, SCADA

To know in detail about the

34. Introduction, Kepler’s Law
Orbits satellite communication 1
and satellite orbit
system
types of satellites: To study the different types
35.
frequency used link LEO, MEO, GEO Satellites of satellites and their 1
establishment operating frequency
 To learn about the multiple
MA techniques used users accessing a common
36.
in satellite CDMA & SDMA channel- technique 1
communication employed in satellite
communication
earth station;
To know in detail about the
37. aperture actuators
Telecommunication satellites Telecommunication satellite 1
used in satellite –
systems
Intelsat and Insat
38. Core, cladding, numerical To learn about different
fibers – types 1
aperture types of fibers

39. sources, detectors LASER, LED & Photo To know the sources and
1
used detectors detectors used for OFC

40. digital filters, optical Splicing, Connectors, To analyze the signal flow
1
link Repeaters through optical link
power line carrier
41. To understand the power
communications: QPSK & QAM, OFDM, MCM 1
line carrier communication
SCADA
To know about the
42. Content beyond the
Software Defined Radio optimized technology in the 1
syllabus
area of communication
Total no. of hours 46
Total no. of hours prescribed in the syllabus 45

Tentative Dates of Events:

Reopening Date :
IAT – I :
IAT – II :
IAT – III :
IIT :
MODEL EXAM :
Last working day :
Content beyond the syllabus topics:
• Low level and High level AM transmitters (Block diagram approach)
• Encoding Schemes
• Channel Coding Theorem
• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing
• Optical waveguides

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Taub & Schiling “Principles of Communication Systems” Tata McGraw Hill 2007.
2. J.Das “Principles of Digital Communication” New Age International, 1986.

REFERENCES:
1. Kennedy and Davis “Electronic Communication Systems” Tata McGraw hill, 4th
Edition, 1993.
2. Sklar “Digital Communication Fundamentals and Applications“ Pearson Education,
2001.
3. Bary le, Memuschmidt, Digital Communication, Kluwer Publication, 2004.
4. B.P.Lathi “Modern Digital and Analog Communication Systems” Oxford University
Press, 1998.
Web Learning Resources:
• www.electronics-tutorials.ws
• www.allaboutcircuits.com
• www.youtube.com
• www.circuitstoday.com
• web.ewu.edu

COURSE COORDINATOR HOD/ECE PRINCIPAL