Key words
Data communication, telecommunication
Objectives
- Learning the basics and concepts in order to gain insight in modern communication systems, as they are applied in industrial environments.
- Understanding and being able to analyse different real life case studies: computer modems, serial connections, bus networks, small-scale networks, wireless sensor networks.
Topics
- Setting and history of communication, description of communication systems, types of communication (types of information, geographical spreading, direction of communication, connection types, topology), OSI reference model.
- Analog and digital signals, bandwidth, sampling (Nyquist theorem) and quantising, PAM, PCM, DPCM, DM, ADPCM…
- Channel properties: transfer function, noise (types of noise, noise figure, noise temperature), signal to noise ratio, channel capacity of Shannon, amplitude distortion and phase distortion.
- Electromagnetic propagation, conducted waves on telephone lines (distributes parameters, attenuation), on coaxial cable (attenuation) and on optical fibre (internal reflection, multimode-selfoc-monomode, attenuation).
- Electromagnetic propagation with non-conducted waves: radio propagation mechanisms, connection between two antennas, power budget analysis (free space, transmission over the earth).
- Digital communication using base band channel: choice of wave form, choice of pulse form (Unipolar-Bipolar, NRZ-RZ, AMI, Manchester…), more than 2 different wave forms.
- Digital communication using band pass channel (ASK, FSK, PSK, QAM), constellation diagram.
- Encryption (Caesar, DES…) and error coding (parity, CRC, Hamming).
- Case study telephone networks: PSTN, ISDN, DECT, computer modem, serial connection (RS-232).
- Case study bus networks: field buses, CAN-bus, Profibus.
- Case study small-scale networks: USB, wUSB, FireWire, Bluetooth.
- Case study wireless sensor networks: WSN, IEEE802.15.4, ZigBee, Z-Wave.
Prerequisites
Final objectives of “Wiskunde”, “Fysica”, “Signalen en Systemen”.
Final Objectives
To be able to gather and process relevant scientific and technical information adequately (AC2).
To be able to explore, to assimilate, to implement and to use relevant new technologies and/or theories (AIC2).
To be able to acquire insights about ways of communication, used in an industrial environment and their applications (SC10 for MA EM en SC8 for MA ET).
Materials used
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Syllabus
Hand-outs of the slides and additional documentation on the electronic learning environment Dokeos.
Study costs
Syllabus 10 EURO
Hand-outs of the slides and additional documentation on the electronic learning environment Dokeos.
Study guidance
The lecturer is available for further information via various channels (during and after the course, via e-mail or by appointment).
Teaching Methods
Theory lessons.
Assessment
Oral examination with written preparation and open book.
Assessing and establishing the final marks of a course happens via the mathematical average following the weight coefficients. If, however, a student scores 7 or less on 20 on one of the different subjects (parts of courses), the weighted average of the final marks of a course can be ignored and new marks can be awarded on consensus.
Lecturer(s)
dr. ir. Jo Verhaevert
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