Spring 1998 Index:
Rev: March 23

NOTICE: The test will given on Monday, March 30. The study guide is here on the web at study1.html

• Notes and Announcements
• Lecture Pages and Assignments
• Course Outline
• Course Objectives
• Course Information Instructor Information, Homwork Policy, Office Hours, Grading, Desirable Learning Skills, Professional Reference Library, etc.)
• Study Groups
• Projects

FINAL EXAM:

Information on the final exam schedule can by found on the ISU web pages at URLs:
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar_info/examinfo.html
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar_info/tentexam.html

Notes and Announcements

March 13, 1998
We decided today to have the exam on Friday, March 27. It will be open book and notes. I will prepare a study guide and put it on the web.

Jan 20, 1998
Revisions have been made to this web page in the problem assignment area and in the project area.

Jan 4, 1998
Welcome to the web pages for EE 522. See you Monday, Jan 12, 10 am in 1213 Coover (old 103 Coover). This URL will be used for notes and announcements concerning this course. Please check this URL frequently during the semester.

Chapters to be Covered:

• Chapter 1. (Not covered)
• Chapter 2. Introduction to Spread-Spectrum Systems
• Pulse-Noise Jamming
• Low Probability of Detection
• Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
• Frequency-Hop Spread Spectrum
• Hybrid Systems
• Complex Envelope Function for Spread-Spectrum Systems
• Chapter 3. Binary Shift-Register Sequences for Spread-Spectrum Systems
• Fundamentals
• Maximal-Length Sequences
• Gold Codes
• Nonlinear Code Generators
• Chapter 4. Code Tracking Loops
• Delay Lock Loop
• Tau-Dither Loop
• Code Tracking Loops for Frequency-Hop Systems
• Chapter 5. Initial Synchronization of the Receiver Spreading Code
• Serial-Search Synchronizer
• Synchronization Time
• Matched Filter Synchronizer
• Synchronization by Estimation of the Received Spreading Code
• Chapter 6. Performance of Spread-Spectrum Systems in Jamming Environments
• Spread-Spectrum Communication System Model
• Performance of Spread-Spectrum Systems without Coding
• Chapter 7. (Not covered)
• Chapter 8. Introduction to Fading Channels
• Statistical Model of Fading
• Mobile Radio Channel
• Diversity in Fading Channels
• Chapter 9. Code-Division Multiple-Access Digital Cellular Systems
• Cellular Radio Concept
• CDMA Cellular Systems
• Examples of Digital Cellular Systems
• Chapter 10. Low-Probability-of-Intercept Methods
• Covert Communications
• Energy Detection in AWGN
• Optimum Intercept Receivers
• Estimation of Spread-Spectrum Signal Parameters

Course Title: Advanced Communication Systems II. (3-0) Cr. 3
Term: Spring 1998
Time/Location: 10 am MWF 1213 Coover (old 103 Coover)
Lecture Sections: 1
Lab Sections: not applicable
World Wide Web: http://www.ee.iastate.edu/~russell/ee522/ee522.html

Instructor:
Iowa State University
Steve F. Russell, Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
333 Coover ECPE, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-1273 (voice mail capability)
email: sfr@iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/homepage.html

Office Hours: Current office hours are posted on my door. Please use sign-up sheet posted on my door for appointments during office hours or call for an appointment during other hours.

Text: "Introduction to Spread Spectrum Systems" by Roger L. Peterson, Rodger E. Ziemer, and David E. Borth, Prentice-Hall, 1995, ISBN 0-02-431623-7

Prerequisites: An undergraduate course sequence equivalent to EE 421/422/423 (refer to current ISU catalog for additional details)

Course Outline

Course Objectives

Lecture Notes: None

Course Requirements and Grading Policy:

• Homework (10%): Homework will be assigned and student study groups will be asked to be prepared to present the solutions to the class after a sufficient time has been given for working out the solutions. This will be 10% of the final grade
• Examinations: One midterm exam (30%) and a final exam (30%).
• Project and Presentation(30%): Each student will do a project related to communications systems. This can be a research report or a simulation of a simple communication system using MATLAB on VINCENT or the workstations in Coover. Refer to the project handout for details..

Desirable Learning Skills

• Locate sharply-focused information from a broad array of sources (information acquisition skills).
• Assess the reliability and relevance of the found information (critical thinking skills).
• Draw the appropriate conclusions (judgement and reasoning skills).
• Take informed/knowledgeable action (develop courage/self-confidence and a bias for action).

By Robert (Bob) M. Anderson
Iowa State University
October 7, 1996

Professional Reference Library

Here is the list of reference books that was compiled based on my personal professional library. Some of these books are out of date but you should give serious consideration to developing a similar professional library. There are many other good references that are not listed and you should consider those also.

Marvin E. Frerking, Digital Signal Processing in Communication signals, New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1994. ISBN 0-442-01616-6

Leon W. Couch, II, Digital & Analog Communication Systems, 4th ed., 1993, MacMillan.

Douglas F. Elliot, Handbook of Digital Signal Processing Engineering Applications, New York: Academic Press, 1987. ISBN 0-12-237075-9

Athanasios Papoulis, Probability, Random Variables, and Stochastic Processes, New York: McGraw Hill (series in systems science) #48448, 1965. Library of congress card # 64-22956

W. H. Press et al, Numerical Recipes: The art of scientific computing, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. ISBN 0-521-30811-9

Davenport & Root, Random Signals and Noise, New York: McGraw Hill, 1958. (Lincoln Laboratory publication)

James J. Spilker Jr., Digital Communications by satellite, New York: Prentice Hall, 1977. (Information and system science series, Prentice -Hall Electrical engineering series)

John B. Thomas, An Introduction to Statical Communications Theory, New York: Wiley, 1969.

Petr Beckman, Probability in Communications Engineering, New York: Harcourt Brace & World, 1967.

Robert C. Dixon, Spread Spectrum Systems (2nd Ed.), New York: Wiley, 1984.

Simon, Omura, Sholtz, Levitt, Spread Spectrum Communications Handbook (revised edition), New York: McGraw Hill, 1994.

SAMS, Reference data for Engineers: Radio, electronics, computer, and communications seventh edition, Edward C Jordan, Ed, Seventh Edition, Howard W Sams & Co., 1986. ISBN 0-672-21563-2

Paul A Lynn, An Introduction of the analysis & processing of signals, New York: Wiley, 1973. ISBN 0-470-55736-2

R.B. Blackman & J.W. Tukey, The measurement of power specta from the point of view of communication Engineering, New York: Dover publications Inc., 1973 ISBN 0-486-60507-8

C. Philip Cox, A handbook of introductory statistical methods, New York: Wiley, 1987.

S. Haykin, Communication Systems, Third Edition, John Wiley, 1994

F. G. Stremler, Introduction to Communication Systems, Third Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1990

K. S. Shanmugam, Digital and Analog Communication Systems, John Wiley, 1979

being revised

Study Group #1

• Veerendra Nauratanmull
• Prashanth Rao
• Lei-Lei Lock

Study Group #2

• Gang Li
• Mei Li
• Guizhong Liu
• Fan Yeung

Study Group #3

• Hai-hua Shi
• Annie L. Keow Lum
• Shanshan

Study Group #4

• Chris Landmark
• Brian George
• Ganesh Subramania

Revised for Spring 1998

You will do a major project this semester which will account for 30% of your semester grade. The grading of your project will be based on the following: originality and difficulty (5%), presentation (10%), written final report (15%)

These projects are meant to be fun and interesting to you and to increase your knowledge of some aspect of current communications technology. You will be able to choose your project from a wide range of topics.


The projects will consist of the following:

1. A written project proposal due by March 4th. This project proposal should be 3-6 pages long and contain a detailed description and plan of what your project will be. It should contain your objectives and a detailed plan for
what you will do.

2. A 25 minute class presentation on your project (20 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions). These presentations will be scheduled for near the end of the semester. You should prepare about 8 slides for your presentation. All slides should be labeled with "Iowa State University", EE 521, [your name], date, and slide number. Keep the slides simple and easy to read.

3. A written final report which will be due near the end of the semester. This report will contain details of your research and/or simulations. It should contain 20-40 pages of text with 8-12 pages of figures and tables. The report must be written in your own words. Don't copy the words of authors in books or on the web. The report should have the following sections:

ABSTRACT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
THEORY and (if needed) SIMULATIONS (this is the main part of the report and may
contain several sections)
CONCLUSIONS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
FIGURES
APPENDIX (not part of the page count)