ELE 460 - ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION
Unit I
10 hours
Electronic communication systems, electromagnetic spectrum, noise analysis.
Amplitude modulation:Principles of AM modulator circuits, AM transmitter, AM receivers, SSB
communication systems,
Frequency modulation:Principles of FM, FM transmitter, FM receiver
Unit II
10 hours
Transmission lines: Transverse electromagnetic waves, Types of transmission lines, equivalent
circuit, wave propagation
Antennas and waveguides:Antenna terminology, basic antennas, antenna loading, antenna
arrays, special purpose antennas, UHF and microwave antenna, waveguides
Unit III
10 hours
Data communication:
Data communication codes, synchronization, data communication hardware, RS-232 interface,
telephone network, telephone circuit
Data modems:Asynchronization modems, synchronization modems, low speed modems, medium
high speed modems.
Data communication network: ISDN, LAN, Ethernet, Cellular telephone, CDMA, GSM for
mobile communication, Introduction to satellite communication
Textbooks:
1) “Electronic Communication Systems” by Wayne Tomasi, Pearson publication, 5th ed., 2009
2) “Communication Systems” by Simon Haykin, john wiley and sons inc., 4thed., 2001
Ref. Books:
1) “Electronic Communication Systems” by Kennedy and Davis,Tata McGraw-Hill Edition, 4thed.
2) “Electronic Communication” by Roddy and Coolen, Pearson Education publication, 4thed.