CEN 366 — DIGITAL DATA COMMUNICATION | Brussels College
Course Syllabus

DIGITAL DATA COMMUNICATION

CEN 366 — Computer Engineering
Code
CEN 366
Type
C
ECTS
6
Category
Elective
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Course Description

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Course Objectives

The course serves as an introduction to the theory and practice behind many of today's communications systems. Topics covered include: digital communications at the block diagram level, data compression, Lempel-Ziv algorithm, scalar and vector quantization, sampling and aliasing, the Nyquist criterion, digital modulations, channel coding technique of Hamming for error detection and correction. Data security and the encryption applied for secure data transmission.

Key Concepts
  1. Components that makes a digital communication systems.
  2. Different media and the information exchange in a network.
  3. Definition of the different types of systems.
  4. The noise and the signal deterioration.
  5. The analog to digital conversion of the signal.
  6. Basic signal and their spectrum through the usage of Fourier transform.
  7. The calculation about the bandwidth of the channel.
  8. Signal modulation.
  9. Channel coding for error detection and correction.
  10. Encryption algorithm application for data security.
14-Week Outline
WeekTopic
1Fundamental Aspects of Digital Communications, Advantages of Digital
2Digital Communication Signal Processing
3Formatting and Baseband Modulation
4Baseband Demodulation/Detection
5Detection of Binary Signals in Gaussian Noise ,Intersymbol Interference
6The Channel, Received Signal Power and Noise Power, Link Budget Analysis
7Waveform Coding and Structured Sequences, Linear Block Codes
8Error-Detecting and Error-Correcting Capability, Cyclic Codes
9Turbo Codes, Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) Codes
10Goals of the Communication System Designer, Shannon–Hartley Capacity Theorem
11Modulation and Coding Trade-Offs, Bandwidth-Efficient Modulation
12Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
13Allocation of the Communications Resource, Frequency-Division Multiplexing/Multiple Access
14Spread-Spectrum Overview
Learning Outcomes
  1. Components that makes a digital systems.
  2. Different type of media and the information exchange.
  3. Modulation and channel encoding for error detection and correction.
  4. Data encryption for secure data transmission.
Assessment Methods
Method% EachQuantity
Homework52
Midterm Exam(s)351
Quiz51
Final Exam501
Recommended Textbooks

Bernard Sklar,Fred Harris. Digital Communications Fundamentals and Applications.3rd ed. 2021 Pearson Education, Inc.,ISBN-13: 978-0-13-458856-8, ISBN-10: 0-13-458856-8. Ali Grami. Introduction to Digital Communications. 2016 Elsevier. ISBN: 978-0-12-407682-2 Proakis, John G,Masoud Salehi. Digital Communications. 5th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN 978–0–07–295716–7, MHID 0–07–295716–6

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