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Communication System Fundamentals

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Overview

Explore fundamental aspects of communication systems in this comprehensive 4.5-hour video playlist. Gain insights into data rate and bandwidth relationships, digital communication overviews, Gaussian noise, constellation diagrams, SNR and Eb/No concepts, intersymbol interference, matched filters, pulse shaping, eye diagrams, autocorrelation, power spectral density, white Gaussian noise, noise power, correlation and convolution in digital communications, bit error rate (BER) and symbol error rate (SER) relationships, throughput, bandwidth, and data rate connections, MIMO and CDMA signal models, matched filter (MF), zero forcing (ZF), and MMSE comparisons, digital clock waveform bandwidth, MAC and IP address differences, channel estimation for mobile communications, and antenna gain, EIRP, and Friis equation explanations. Complement your learning with related playlists on digital communication receivers, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), and multiple access in digital communication networks.

Syllabus

How are Data Rate and Bandwidth Related?.
How is Data Sent? An Overview of Digital Communications.
What is Gaussian Noise?.
What is a Constellation Diagram?.
What are SNR and Eb/No?.
What is Intersymbol Interference ISI?.
What is a Matched Filter?.
Pulse Shaping and Square Root Raised Cosine.
What is an Eye Diagram?.
Autocorrelation and Power Spectral Density (PSD) Examples in Digital Communications.
What is White Gaussian Noise (WGN)?.
What is Noise Power in Communication Systems?.
How are Correlation and Convolution Related in Digital Communications?.
How are Bit Error Rate (BER) and Symbol Error Rate (SER) Related?.
How are Throughput, Bandwidth, and Data Rate Related?.
Signal Model for MIMO and CDMA.
How are Matched Filter (MF), Zero Forcing (ZF), and MMSE Related?.
What is the Bandwidth of a Digital Clock Waveform?.
What's the Difference Between a MAC address and an IP Address?.
Channel Estimation for Mobile Communications.
What are Antenna Gain, EIRP, and Friis Equation?.

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Iain Explains Signals, Systems, and Digital Comms

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