Syllabus
Unit 1
Introduction to spread spectrum – Direct sequence spread spectrum – Spreading sequences and Waveforms: – Pseudo-random sequence generation – Maximal sequences – Autocorrelations and Power spectrums of codes – Characteristic polynomials – Generation of gold codes – Interference rejection for DS/SS – Frequency hopping spread spectrum – Frequency synthesizers – Multitone jamming – Hybrid systems.
Unit 2
Synchronization issues for spread-spectrum – Phase lock loop – Delay lock loop – Acquisition of spreading sequences – Serial search acquisition – Introduction to code tracking.
Unit 3
Detection of spread spectrum signals – Performance of direct sequence spread spectrum – Performance of frequency hopped spread spectrum – Performance of spread spectrum system with forward error correction. Low probability of detection – Code division multiple access (CDMA).
Objectives and Outcomes
Pre Requisite(s): Digital Communication
Course Objectives
- To provide foundation in spreading techniques and gives insight of scrambling effect, anti-jamming, Low probability of detection
- To provide an insight of Galois fields and primitive polynomials
- To provide an introduction to traditional and modern techniques of synchronization and tracking
Course Outcomes
- CO1: Able to understand principles of spread spectrum systems, and anti-jamming
- CO2: Able to analyse the various spreading code generation techniques
- CO3: Able to understand principles of finite fields and primitive polynomials
- CO4: Able to analyse the performance spreading code acquisition and tracking
CO – PO Mapping
PO/PSO |
PO1 |
PO2 |
PO3 |
PO4 |
PO5 |
PO6 |
PO7 |
PO8 |
PO9 |
PO10 |
PO11 |
PO12 |
PSO1 |
PSO2 |
CO |
CO1 |
3 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
CO2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
– |
CO3 |
3 |
3 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
2 |
CO4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
3 |
2 |