EE6573 Spread Spectrum Communications Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada

 Course Information

• Instructor: Prof. Richard Tervo, Ph.D., P.Eng.
• E-Mail: tervo@unb.ca
• Background: EE4253 Digital Communications, or equivalent.
• Course Requirements

 Topics

Spread spectrum systems. Frequency hopping and direct sequence. Pseudo-Random Binary sequences. Bandwidth considerations. Synchronization and Correlators. Code tracking loops. Noise and jamming. Various applications of spread spectrum.

1. Review of Digital Communications Concepts
2. Introduction to Spread Spectrum Systems
3. Binary Shift Register Sequences
4. Code Tracking Loops
5. Synchronization of Spreading Codes
6. Spread Spectrum Systems in Hostile Environments
7. Spread Spectrum Systems with Forward Error Correction
8. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Digital Cellular Systems
9. Global Positioning System (GPS)
10. Wireless LANS (Wi-Fi)
11. Other Applications...

 References

• R. L. Peterson, R. E. Ziemer, and D. E. Borth Introduction to Spread Spectrum Communications, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. ISBN 0-02-431623-7
• Andrew J. Viterbi,CDMA Systems: Principles of Spread Spectrum Communication, Addison Wesley, 1995. ISBN 0-20-163374-4
• iMeel, ir, J, Spread Spectrum (SS) Introduction - Internet (Sept 2007), http://www.sss-mag.com/

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