CHAPTER 1.....................................................7
Introduction to Communication System
1.1 Introduction to Communication System: Elements of digital Communication System (block diagram and explanation).
1.2 Characteristics of Communication Channel: Signal, Signal Types, Signal Bandwidth, Channel Bandwidth, Signal to noise ratio, Noise figure, data rate, baud rate, channel capacity, Shannon- Hartley theorem. (Definition only).
1.3 Signal encoding: Types of signal encoding formats, M-ary coding (Concept level), Error Handling Codes: Necessity of error control codes, types of error handling codes, Hamming code (Error detection and correction).
1.4 Modulation and Demodulation: Definition of modulation and demodulation, need of modulation, classification of Modulation.
CHAPTER 2......................................................34
Digital Modulation, Multiplexing and Spread Spectrum Techniques
2.1 Pulse Modulation: Nyquist Sampling theorem, PCM (Transmitter and receiver block diagram, Advantages, disadvantages and application), Concept of Delta modulation and Adaptive delta modulation.
2.2 Digital Modulation Techniques: ASK, PSK (concept, waveform and application), FSK, QPSK, (Transmitter end block diagram, working, waveforms, application), 4-QAM (Phaser Diagram, Constellation diagram and Application.)
2.3 Multiplexing Techniques: Necessity of signal multiplexing, FDM, TDM, CDM, OFDM (Conceptual diagram and working).
2.4 Spread Spectrum Techniques: Introduction to Spread Spectrum (SS), Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) and Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS), Pseudo-random (PN) sequence.
CHAPTER 3...............................................82
Cellular and Satellite Communication
3.1 Cellular Communication: Cell and cellular telephony, frequency reuse and hand- off, LTE, UMTS, 4G, 5G architecture network, handovers in 5G, future generation 6G.
3.2 Types of Antennas: Working principle of dipole antenna and patch antenna.
3.3 Concept of Smart Antennas: Importance & block diagram of MIMO, concept of MU-MIMO and Massive MIMO.
3.4 Satellite Communication: Segments, orbits, uplink and downlink (block diagram and frequencies), and applications.
CHAPTER 4..............................................102
Modern Communication Technology
4.1 Wireless Sensor Network: Sensing & Actuation (Concept only), WSN Architecture, WSN topologies, Types of nodes (Coordinator, Router and End Device).
4.2 Wireless Communication Protocols: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi & RFID.
4.3 Data Acquisition: Basic of Arduino platform (Pin Diagram and significance of each pin), I/O control and data acquisition using Arduino.
4.4 Introduction of IoT: Definition, Characteristics, Challenges and IoT applications.
