| Week of |
Mon |
Tue |
Wed |
Thu |
| Jan 31 |
Registration Day |
No class |
L01: Engineering goals for communication systems. Measuring information. Huffman codes.
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R01:
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| Feb 07 |
L02: Adaptive compression, LZW algorithm.
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R02:
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L03: Digital transmission, clock and data recovery at receiver, 8b10b coding.
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PSet #1 due (Huffman coding)
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R03:
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| Feb 14 |
L04: Real-world wires: LTI models, superposition, unit sample and unit step response, convolution sum.
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R04:
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L05: Inter-symbol interference, eye diagrams, deconvolution.
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PSet #2 due (digital receiver)
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R05:
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| Feb 21 |
Mon: President's Day, Tue: Monday schedule
L06: Noise: Gaussian models, normal PDF/CDF, estimating error rates.
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L07: Minimizing BER, choosing sample threshold, SNR.
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PSet #3 due (deconvolution)
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R06:
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| Feb 28 |
L08: Error detection: hamming distance and parity, checksums, CRCs.
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R07:
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L09: Error correction: (n,k) block codes, parity-based correction schemes, interleaving.
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Quiz 1
7:30 - 9:30
50-340
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| Mar 07 |
L10: Convolutional coding.
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R08:
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L11: Viterbi's algorithm, soft and hard branch metrics.
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PSet #4 due (error correction)
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R09:
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| Mar 14 |
L12: MAC protocols, time-division multiplexing, contention protocols.
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R10:
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L13: MAC protocols (cont.), stabilizing Aloha, CSMA.
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PSet #5 due (Viterbi decoder)
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R11:
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| Mar 21 |
Spring Break
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| Mar 28 |
L14: Signal spectrum and Fourier series.
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R12:
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L15: Filters, composition, band-limited signals.
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PSet #6 due (MAC protocols)
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R13:
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| Apr 04 |
L16: Modulation, frequency-division multiplexing.
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R14:
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L17: Modulation (cont.), effects of channel delay.
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PSet #7 due (signal spectrum and filters)
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R15:
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| Apr 11 |
No class
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R16:
Quiz 2
7:30 - 9:30
26-100
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L18: Networking intro: multi-hop topologies, resource sharing and switching principles.
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R17:
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| Apr 18 |
Patriots Day
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L19: Network layer: addressing, forwarding, routing.
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PSet #8 due (frequency-division multiplexing)
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R18:
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| Apr 25 |
L20: Routing (cont.).
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R19:
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L21: Transport layer: reliable data delivery (loss recovery and windowing).
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PSet #9 due (routing protocols)
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R20:
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| May 02 |
L22: Transport layer (cont.), understanding delay and throughput.
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R21:
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L23: Designing large networks (an historical view).
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PSet #10 due (reliable transport protocols)
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R22:
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| May 09 |
L24: Course wrapup and your feedback.
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R23:
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No class
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No class;
Extension deadline
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| May 16 |
Quiz 3: Tuesday, May 17, 1:30p - 3:30p, Johnson Ice Rink
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