ECEG333 Spread Spectrum Communication Systems

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Course Credit: 4SH
Meeting Times: MW 8:00-9:40am (26 100 minute lectures)
Class Location: TBD
Textbook: Introduction to Spread Spectrum Communciations, Peterson, Ziemer, Borth, Prentice Hall
Midterm Date: Monday, February 23, 2004
Final Project Due Date: prior to Monday, April 19, 2004.

Instructor: Professor David Brady
Office Hours: Wednesdays 10-12am
Instructor's Office: 416 Dana
Email: brady@ece.neu.edu
Phone: 617.373.5400
Lab TA: TBD

Course Summary:
Recent technological advances - most notably 3rd generation cellular mobile systems, WIFI, and Bluetooth- have thrust spread-spectrum system methodology into the spotlight. To help students keep pace, this course offers a comprehensive introduction to spread-spectrum communcation systems. This course:

-introduces the concept of spread-spectrum modulation and the reasons for its use
-provides a comprehensive introduction to the generation of pseudonoise sequences
-examines the subjects of code tracking and acquisition
-considers the performance of spread-spectrum systems in a jamming environment
-evaluates the use of forward error correction to mitigate the effects of jamming
-addresses the application of spread spectrum to CDMA in digital cellular systems, WIFI and Bluetooth

Course Administration and Student Workload

Weekly Homework Assignments.
Testing Policy. All examinations are open book and notes. All devices with communication capabilities, including cell phones, Blackberries, and pagers, must be turned off during the examination. Stand-alone calculators may be used during the examination (do not use your cell phone calculator). Laptops or palmtops are not permitted.
Grading Policy. 30% Homework and Quizzes, 40% Midterm, 30% Final Project

Lecture Schedule by Topic

Dates	Topic
jan 5 ,7	Introduction and Basic Concepts
jan 12	Introduction to Spread Spectrum Systems
jan 14, 21, 26, 28	Binary Shift-Register Sequences
feb 2, 4, 9	Code Tracking Loops
feb 11, 18, 25	Initial Synchronization of the Receiver Spreading Code
feb 23	~~Midterm Examination~~ Midterm Project
mar 1-5	Spring Break
mar 8, 10, 15	Performance of Spread-Spectrum Systems in Jamming Environments
mar 17, 22, 24	Performance of Spread-Spectrum Systems with Forward Error Correction
mar 29, 31	Introduction to Fading Channels
apr 5, 7	Application Example: CDMA Digital Cellular Systems
apr 12	Application Example: WIFI
apr 14	Application Example: Bluetooth

Homework Assignments Due dates are for in NTU/NU students. Students with tape delay adjust schedule according to the delay.

Assignment	Reading	Problems (in PZB, unless noted)	Due Date (5pm eastern time)	Solution Set
1	PZB Ch. 1	none	jan 5
2	PZB Ch. 2	optional practice problems (solutions provided) : 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-11, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23	jan 7Solutions
3	PZB Ch. 3-1, 3-2, 3-3	2-9, 2-10, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15	jan 21 Solutions
4	PZB Ch. 3-4, 3-5, 3-6	3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7	jan 28
5	PZB 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4	3-8, 3-9, 3-18, 3-19, 3-25	feb 4 Solutions to 1/28 and 2/4
6	PZB 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9	4-2, 4-4, 4-5	feb 11 Solutions
7	PZB 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5	~~4-11, 4-12, 4-14, 4-16, 4-17~~	feb 18
8	PZB 5-6, 5-7, 5-8	~~practice midterm (Chapters 1 through 4)~~	feb 25
7+8		midterm project report due Project Description	mar 8, 5pm via email
9	PZB 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.1, 6-3.2	none	mar 10
10	PZB 6-3.3, 6-3.4, 6-3.5, 6-3.6, 6-4	5-12, 5-13, 5-14	mar 17 Solutions
11	PZB 7-1, 7-2, 7-3	6-3, 6-4, 6-6	mar 24 Solutions
12	PZB 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3	7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4	mar 31 Solutions
13	PZB 8-4, 8-5, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3	project proposal Description	apr 7
14	PZB 9-4, 9-5, handout	none	apr 14
15	handout	project documentation	apr 19

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