Telecommunications II

Scholar Year: 2019/2020 - 2S

Courses

Head Teacher Responsability Filipe Duarte dos Santos Cardoso Head

Weekly workload Hours/week T TP P PL L TC THE EL OT OT/PL TPL S Type of classes 3 2 Lectures Type Teacher Classes Hours Theorethical and Practical classes Totals 1 3,00 Filipe Cardoso   3,00 Prática Laboratorial Totals 1 2,00 Filipe Cardoso   4,00

Teaching language

Portuguese

Intended learning outcomes (Knowledges, skills and competencies to be developed by the students)

This Curricular Unit contributes to the acquisition of skills in the analysis, design and implementation of digital
communication systems, both in terms of baseband communication systems, and with regard to the use of
different modulation and error correction and detection techniques.
Also, this Curricular Unit allows the development of skills related to the knowledge of fundamental concepts of
mobile and wireless communication networks.

Syllabus

Baseband digital communication, communication without ISI, eye pattern, equalization. PCM: generation and
reconstruction, quantization noise, signal to noise ratio at the reception, evolution of public telecommunications
networks, PCM24 and PCM30 systems. Digital modulation techniques: ASK-m, m-FSK, M-PSK and M-QAM.
Error detection and correction techniques: linear and/or systematic block codes; FEC/ARQ techniques;
polynomial codes; convolutional codes. Fundamentals of mobile and wireless networks.

Demonstration of the syllabus coherence with the UC intended learning outcomes

This Curricular Unit contributes to the acquisition of skills in digital communication systems, including baseband
digital communication, digital modulation and error detection and correction techniques, thus providing
fundamental tools for the analysis, design and implementation of digital communication systems.
By giving basic knowledge of wireless and mobile networks it provides students a framework that allows them
to know and explain current technologies in this field.

Teaching methodologies

Teaching Methodology: Theoretical-Practical classes where theoretical models are presented and real-life
cases are presented and discussed. This approach is complemented with the resolution of exercises.
Laboratory classes where practical exercises are conducted in order to consolidate the concepts learned in
Theoretical-Practical classes
Evaluation Methodology: Continuous (CT) or Final Examination (CE), 70% + Laboratory Work (CL), 30%. The
minimum grade in each one is 9.5.
Continuous (option):
(i) Two examinations are carried out.
(ii) The final grade (CT) is the average of the marks obtained in both examinations.
(iii) The minimum grade in each examination is 7.0 val.
(iv) Is approved the student with a grade greater than or equal to 9.5 val in CT.
FINAL GRADE:
The final (CF) grade is obtained as follows:
CF= 0.7*CE (or CT) + 0.3*CL + ASSID
where ASSID is evaluated according to:
The student attended[70-80 [% of classes - 1.0 val
[80-90 [% - 1.5 val
[90-100]% of classes - 2.0 val

Demonstration of the teaching methodologies coherence with the curricular unit's intended learning outcomes

The classes consist of a theoretical explanation of the main theoretical concepts, together with the study and
discussion of real-life cases, thus enhancing the development of skills to analyze and solve real-life cases. The
practical component is based on problem solving oriented towards the application of theoretical concepts to
real-life cases of analysis, design and implementation of telecommunications systems.
Laboratory work allow the students to acquire basic skills in terms of design, implementation and analysis of
digital telecommunication systems.

Assement and Attendance registers

Primary Bibliography