EEL306 : Communication Engineering
Saif K. Mohammed

Lecture Timing :
Slot : C (Tue, Wed, Fri)
Time : 8 - 9 a.m.
Room : IV-LT1


Tutorial Timing :
Time : 13 - 13:50 p.m. (Mon-Fri)
Room : IV-LT2

Pre-requisite : EEL205 (Signals and Systems)

Course Textbook:
  • [HM] Simon Haykin and Michael Moher Communication Systems, Wiley Student Edition

    Reference Book:
  • [PS] John G. Proakis and Masoud Salehi Communication Systems Engineering, 2nd Ed., PHI


    Course Grading and Exams :
    Assignments: 20 marks (10 marks X 2 assignments)
    Minor-I: 20 marks
    Minor-II: 25 marks
    Major: 35 marks
  • Minor-I: (Feb 8, 2014), Topics covered (HM chapter 2, 5) Minor-I paper and solution

  • Minor-I Marks and Stats: (Feb 16, 2014) Minor-I Marks and Stats


  • Minor-II: (March 28, 2014) Minor-II Paper
  • Minor-II: (March 28, 2014) Minor-II Solution


  • Minor-II Marks (April 20, 2014) Minor-II Marks

  • Pre-Major Total (May 2, 2014) Pre Major total



  • Major Exam : (May 5, 2014) Major Question Paper
  • Major Exam Solution: (May 5, 2014) Solution To Major Exam

    Lectures :
  • Lecture 1: (Jan 3, 2014), Topics covered (HM 1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
  • Lecture 2: (Jan 7, 2014), Topics covered (HM 2.1-2.7) Fourier Representation of Non-peiodic Signals
  • Lecture 3: (Jan 8, 2014), Topics covered (HM 2.9) Representation of Bandpass Signals
  • Lecture 4: (Jan 17, 2014), Topics covered (HM 2.10) Comment on the complex baseband representation of bandpass systems
  • Lecture 5: (Jan 21, 2014), Topics covered: Effect of non-coherency of oscillators on the received signal
  • Lecture 6: (Jan 22, 2014), Topics covered: Coherent versus Non-coherent receivers (AM example), Thermal noise in communication receivers
  • Lecture 7: (Jan 24, 2014), Topics covered (HM 5.10 (Thermal Noise)) Johnson-Nyquist Noise in Communication Circuits
  • Lecture 8: (Jan 28, 2014), Topics covered (HM 5.8) Power Spectral Density of a WSS Process
  • Lecture 9: (Jan 29, 2014), Topics covered (HM 5.7 ) Response of a LTI filter to an input WSS process
  • Lecture 10: (Jan 31, 2014), Topics covered (HM 5.8) Power Spectral Density at the output of an LTI filter when the input is a WSS process
  • Lecture 11: (Feb 11, 2014), Topics covered Solved Minor-I exam, distributed answer scripts
  • Lecture 12: (Feb 12, 2014), Topics covered (HM 5.9)Gaussian Random Process, definition
  • Lecture 13: (Feb 14, 2014), Topics covered (HM 5.9) Gaussian Random Process, properties
  • Lecture 14: (Feb 18, 2014), Topics covered (HM 5.9) Gaussian Random Process, properties
  • Lecture 15: (Feb 19, 2014), Topics covered (HM 3.1,3.2) Amplitude Modulation, Switching Modulator
  • Lecture 16: (Feb 25, 2014), Topics covered (HM 3.2) Envelope Detector for AM Signals
  • Lecture 17, 18: (Feb 26 and March 11, 2014), Topics covered (HM 3.3) Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier Modulation (DSB-SC), Coherent Detection using Costas Loop
  • Lecture 19: (March 12, 2014), Topics covered (HM ) Double Sideband Suppressed Carrier Modulation (DSB-SC), Coherent Detection using Phase Locked Loop (PLL)
  • Lecture 20, 21: (March 14 and 18, 2014), Topics covered (HM 3.5 ) Single Sideband Modulation (SSB)
  • Lecture 20 (Correction): Correction to Lecture 20
  • Lecture 22: (March 21, 2014), Topics covered (HM 3.5 ) Vestigial Sideband Modulation (VSB)
  • Lecture 23: (April 1, 2014), Topics covered (HM 4.1, 4.2) Introduction to Frequency Modulation (FM)
  • Lecture 24,25: (April 2 and April 4, 2014), Topics covered (HM 4.3 ) Transmission Bandwidth of FM Signals
  • Lecture 26,27: (April 9 and April 11, 2014), Topics covered (HM 4.4 ) Modulation and Demodulation of FM Signals
  • Lecture 28,29,30,31,32: (April 15, 16, 18, 22, 2014), Topics covered (HM 4.4 ) Demodulation of FM Signals using PLL, first and second-order PLL
  • Lecture 33,34,35,36 : (April 25, 29, 30, (extra class) 2014), Topics covered (HM ) Impact of Additive White Gaussian Noise on the performance of AM receivers

    Tutorials :
  • Tutorial 1: (Jan 20-24, 2014) Prob 2.10, 2.11, 2.15, 2.16, 2.18, 2.20
  • Tutorial 2: (Jan 27-31, 2014) Problems for Tutorial-2
  • Tutorial 3: (Feb 3 - 7, 2014) Problems for Tutorial-3
  • Tutorial 4: (Feb 17 - 21, 2014) Problems for Tutorial-4
  • Tutorial 5: (March 17 - 21, 2014) Problems for Tutorial-5
  • Tutorial 6: (March 31 - April 4, 2014) Problems for Tutorial-6
  • Tutorial 7: (April 14 - April 18, 2014) Problems for Tutorial-7
  • Tutorial 8: (April 28 - May 1, 2014) Problems and solution for Tutorial-8

    Tutorial Solution :
  • Tutorial 1: (posted on Jan 27, 2014) Solution to Tutorial-I
  • Tutorial 2: (posted on Jan 30, 2014) Solution to Tutorial-II
  • Tutorial 3: (posted on Feb 7, 2014) Solution to Tutorial-III
  • Tutorial 4: (posted on Feb 13, 2014) Solution to Tutorial-IV
  • Tutorial 5: (posted on March 19, 2014) Solution to Tutorial-V
  • Tutorial 6: (posted on April 7, 2014) Solution to Tutorial-VI
  • Tutorial 8: (April 28 - May 1, 2014) Problems and solution for Tutorial-8

    Assignments :

  • Assignment-I: (Due Date: April 5, 2014).

    Computer Experiment 3.25 on page 100 of the textbook.
    Each group needs to demonstrate their observations using the matlab simulation model written by them.
    Additionally, a report must also be submitted along with a soft copy of the matlab program.
    The time/venue for demonstration will be announced later.


  • Assignment-II: (Due Date: April 29, 2014).

    Details are posted on Turnitin.
  • Assignment I,II Demonstration Schedule Assignment I,II DEmonstration Schedule