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Communications Systems - ZITE4205
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Faculty: UNSW@ADFA (Australian Defence Force Academy)
 
 
School:  School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering @ ADFA
 
 
Course Outline: https://gateway.unsw.adfa.edu.au/isas/current_students/outlines/index.html
 
 
Campus: University College Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Equivalent: AELE4506
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Review of signal characteristics including bandwidth requirements of common data and message types in voice, picture and data transmission; discussion of transmission media and their signal handling capabilities, dispersion and attenuation characteristics, and the determination of signal bandwidth; understanding of open wire, coaxial cable and optical fibre channels; design considerations for microwave radio, satellite links, RF transmission, troposcatter and optical communications systems; review of mobile communication concepts; understanding of fading and channel characteristics; multiple access schemes, diversity techniques and wireless standards; cellular design fundamentals; and familiarisation with modulation techniques for mobile communications; importance and need for equalisers.

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