6.986 Principles of Wide Bandwidth Communication (H)

L TR1-2:30, room TBA
Professor Moe Win, moewin@mit.edu
Prereq.:
3-0-9

This subject qualifies as a Communication, Control, and Signal Processing concentration subject.

Introduction to the principles of wide bandwidth wireless communication, with a focus on ultra-wide bandwidth (UWB) systems. Topics include the basics of spread-spectrum systems, impulse radio, Rake reception, transmitted reference signaling, spectral analysis, coexistence issues, signal acquisition, channel measurement and modeling, regulatory issues, and ranging, localization and GPS. The course will consist of lectures and technical presentations by students.