Digital Communications

Host University

Old Dominion University

Semester

Fall 2025

Course Number

ECE 787 CRN 22881

Credits

3

Discipline

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Instructor

Popescu, Dimitrie C (DPOPESCU@ODU.EDU)

Times and Days

01:30 PM - 02:45 PM

M, W

Course Information

Fundamental concepts of digital communication and information transmission: information sources and source coding; orthonormal expansions of signals, basis functions, and signal space concepts; digital modulation techniques including PAM, QAM, PSK and FSK; matched filters, demodulation and optimal detection of symbols and sequences; bandwidth; mathematical modeling of communication channels; channel capacity.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites: ECE 451/ECE 551 or equivalent or permission of the instructor.