The focus of this course will be on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a digital wireless communication link. Software-defined wireless communication platforms, e.g., USRP (universal software radio peripheral), will be used as a teaching tool. A two-hour laboratory period will complement the usual two-hour lecture period each week.
The students will learn how to transmit, receive, analyze, and process RF wireless signals. The main topics may include: Introduction to SDR, USRP, and common programming software (GNU Radio and NI LabVIEW); Baseband QAM Modulation and Demodulation; Channel Estimation; Synchronization; Frequency Offset Estimation and Correction; OFDM Modulator and Demodulator; OFDM Synchronization, Frequency Offset Compensation, Channel Tracking, and etc.