ELL311: Communication Engineering

Instructors: Seshan Srirangarajan

Updates: Please visit the course page on Moodle for further information.

Lecture Timing:

Day/Time: Tue, Wed, and Fri 9:00 - 9:50 am (Slot D)
Room: LH-111 (Lecture Hall Complex)

Tutorial Timing:

Day/Time: Mon, Tue, Thu, and Fri 2:00 - 3:00 pm
Room: Block VI-LT1

Teaching Assistants:

Sneha Singhal (eez228488 AT ee.iitd.ac.in) (Tuesday tutorial)
Srirama Surya Harsha Gadepalli (eez248398 AT ee.iitd.ac.in) (Friday tutorial)
Nikita Kumari (eez248400 AT ee.iitd.ac.in) (Monday tutorial)
Silpa Priyadarsini Das (eez248652 AT ee.iitd.ac.in) (Thursday tutorial)

Reference Books:

  • [SH_Book] Communication Systems by S. Haykin, Wiley, 4th Edition, 2001.
  • [HM_Book] Communication Systems by S. Haykin and M. Moher, Wiley, 5th Edition, 2009.

    Course Grading:

    Quizzes: 12 %
    Tutorials: 8 %
    Mid-Term Exam: 35 %
    End-Term Exam: 45 %

    Exam Schedule:

    Mid-Term Exam: 15 Sep 2025 (Monday), 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
    End-Term Exam: 21 Nov 2025 (Friday), 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

    Course Outline:

    S. No. Topics Lectures Instructor References
    1. Introduction to the Course 1 SSR
    2. Review of Signals and Systems 2-4 SSR [SH_Book: Appendix 2], [HM_Book: Chap 2]
    3. Hilbert Transform and Bandpass Signal and System Representation 5-8 SSR [SH_Book: Appendix 2], [HM_Book: Chap 2]
    4. Amplitude Modulation 9-13 SSR [SH_Book: Chap 2], [HM_Book: Chap 3]
    5. Frequency Modulation 14-23 SSR [SH_Book: Chap 2], [HM_Book: Chap 4]
    6. Random Variables and Processes 24-27 SSR [SH_Book: Chap 6], [HM_Book: Chap 5]
    7. Noise Analysis of Communication Systems 28-33 SSR [SH_Book: Chap 2], [HM_Book: Chap 6]
    8. Sampling and Pulse Modulation 34-39 SSR [SH_Book: Chap 3], [HM_Book: Chap 7]
    9. Digital Baseband Transmission 40-42 SSR [SH_Book: Chap 7], [HM_Book: Chap 8]
    10. Introduction to Information Theory and Coding SSR [SH_Book: Chap 10], [HM_Book: Chap 10]