Multi-channel Communications

In-depth study of modern multi-channel communications techniques, primarily multi-antenna systems (known as multiple input multiple output or MIMO) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). Specifically the course examines multi-antenna techniques such as transmit and receive diversity, beamforming (including eigen-beamforming), and spatial multiplexing. Within the area of OFDM we examine modulation/demodulation, carrier bit loading, mitigating multipath, frequency-domain equalization, peak to average power reduction, and frequency offset mitigation. As time permits we will also investigate a third multi-channel technique known as multi-user scheduling or packet access networks.