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Wed |
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| Sep 03 |
Labor Day |
Registration Day |
L01: Introduction and objectives for communication systems. Information & entropy. Huffman coding.
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R01: Information and entropy, Huffman coding.
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| Sep 10 |
L02: Source coding: Huffman codes & LZW.
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R02: Compression.
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L03: Errors & binary symmetric channels. Error correction intro.
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R03: Hamming distance. Parity calculations.
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| Sep 17 |
L04: Error correction (channel coding). Hamming distance. Parity bits.
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R04:
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L05: Rectangular parity codes. Hamming codes. Linear block codes. Interleaving.
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PS #1 due (Huffman and LZW)
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R05:
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| Sep 24 |
L06: Convolutional codes.
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R06:
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L07: Viterbi decoding of convolutional codes.
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PS #2 due (linear block codes)
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R07:
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| Oct 1 |
L08: Gaussian noise. SNR and BER, dB scale.
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R08:
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L09: Transmitting on a physical channel: the bits-signal boundary,
digital signaling, modulation and demodulation intro.
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PS #3 due (Viterbi decoder + comparing codes)
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R09:
Oct 7: Add date
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| Oct 08 |
Columbus Day
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Columbus Day
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L10: Linear, time-invariant (LTI) channel models in continuous
time (CT) and discrete time (DT). Step response, unit sample
(impulse) response, convolution, causality.
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No recitation
Quiz 1 (evening)
7:30-9:30pm.
Location: 34-101 & 32-123
Topics: through
L07/R07/PS3
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| Oct 15 |
L11: Intersymbol interference (ISI). Pyaudio channel demo (full
oneping library). Understanding LTI systems through their
frequency response.
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R10:
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L12: Filters and composition. Deconvolution as (noise-sensitive)
inverse filtering.
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PS #4 due (digital signaling, clock recovery; noise analysis)
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R11:
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| Oct 22 |
L13: Fourier transformation to display the spectrum of a periodic
signal (discrete-time Fourier series).
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R12:
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L14: More on discrete-time Fourier series. Spectrum of
non-periodic signals (discrete-time
Fourier transforms). Spectral character of noise.
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PS #5 due (unit-step & unit-sample response, eye diagrams)
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R13:
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| Oct 29 |
Lecture Cancelled (Hurricane Sandy)
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R14:
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L15: Modulation on a sinusoidal carrier, and demodulation
(time-domain and frequency-domain interpretations). Sharing
spectrum using multiple carriers.
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R15:
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| Nov 5 |
L16: Signals in time and frequency, LTI channels, filtering, and
modulation/demodulation: how these come together in modem design.
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R16:
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L17: Multi-hop networks. Packet switching. Queues. Sources of delay.
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PS #6 due (Modulation & demodulation)
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R17:
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| Nov 12 |
Veteran's Day
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No recitation
Quiz 2
(evening) 7:30-9:30pm.
Location: E25-111, E25-117, 66-144
Topics: L08-16/R08-15, R17/PS4-6
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L18: Sharing a channel: MAC protocols (TDMA, Aloha).
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R18 :
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| Nov 19 |
L19: Network layer: Routing protocols (without failures).
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R19:
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Lecture cancelled. (Prep for thanksgiving!)
Drop date
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PS #7 due (MAC protocols)
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Thanksgiving
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| Nov 26 |
L20: Network layer: Routing protocols (handling
failures). Comparing distance-vector & link-state protocols.
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R20:
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L21: Transport protocols: reliable data delivery.
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PS #8 due (distance-vector & link-state routing protocols)
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R21:
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| Dec 3 |
L22: Transport protocols: improving throughput with sliding windows.
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R22:
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L23: From the telegraph to the Internet.
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PS #9 due (transport protocols).
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R23:
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| Dec 10 |
L24: Course wrap-up.
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R24: Quiz 3 review
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L25: No lecture!
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No recitation
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| Dec 17 |
Quiz 3: December 18, 2012 (Tu),1:30-4:30 pm. Location: Johnson Track (upstairs). Topics: L17-end (Chapters 15 through 19)
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