Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
4 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Louveaux Jérôme;
Language
French
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in electricity (circuits) and mathematics (Fourier transform).
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.
Main themes
- Signals used in telecommunications
- Propagation
- Modulations
- Telecommunications systems (GSM/3G/4G, Wifi, xDSL)
- Error correcting codes
- Cryptography
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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AA1.1, 1.3, 5.2 At the end of the course, the student will be able to :
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The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
- Introduction : signals in telecommunications
- Basis of line theory ; description of most common cables
- Propagation, antennas and link budget
- Analog modulations (AM, FM)
- Digital modulations
- TV and radio systems
- Error correcting codes
- Data compression
- Mobile communications (GSM,3G, LTE, Wi-fi)
- xDSL
- Basis of line theory ; description of most common cables
- Propagation, antennas and link budget
- Analog modulations (AM, FM)
- Digital modulations
- TV and radio systems
- Error correcting codes
- Data compression
- Mobile communications (GSM,3G, LTE, Wi-fi)
- xDSL
Teaching methods
The course contains
- 14 lecture sessions.
- 5 exercice sessions.
Evaluation methods
The exam is individual and written. The questions are based on the objectives described above and focus on the understanding and ability to explain the various concepts taught during the course (as opposed to pure memorization). The exam duration is around 3 hours.
Online resources
Moodle web site
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=9427
https://moodleucl.uclouvain.be/course/view.php?id=9427
Bibliography
Transparents disponibles sur Moodle
Faculty or entity
ELEC
