ECE 4700 Introduction to Communication Systems

Second Project; Due Date: December 12, 2002

Instructor: Dr. A. Youssef

Goal: Case studies of one of the advanced communication systems nowadays.

·  Each student should choose a topic from the attached list and write a report to discuss the chosen communication topic. To avoid excessive overlapping of topics, each topic should be chosen by at most 2 students. Please, submit your chosen topic by November 26, 2002

·  The project report may include the following suggested aspects:

o  Technologies

o  Design issues

o  Comparison with similar/competing technologies

o  Applications

o  Real-Life Examples/Companies in US/World

·  Each project report should not be more than 20 pages, excluding the title page, table of content and references.

·  Remember to cite the reference materials such as research papers, books, and documents in the reference section whenever you have used some copyright materials in form of figures, drawings, tables and text.

·  The project report (in MS Word or PDF format) should be submitted by December 12, 2002 (Thursday). Please email the files to me

Suggested Topics:

o Mobile Communications: GSM

o Mobile Communications: PCS

o Mobile Communications: 3G

o Radio/Audio Broadcasting

o Global Positioning System (GPS)

o Satellite Communications

o Radar

o Cable TV

o High-Definition TV (HDTV)

o Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB)

o Facsimile

o 56K Modem

o Optical Fiber Networks: Synchronous Optical Networks (SONET)

o Optical Fiber Networks: Passive Optical Networks (PON)

o Optical Fiber Technologies: Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM)

o Optical Fiber Technologies: Optical Fibers

o Undersea Transmission Networks

o Broadband Access: Local-Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS)

o Broadband Access: Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL)

o Broadband Access: Cable Modem

o Broadband Access: Optical-Wireless (Free-Space Optics)

o Broadband Access: Wireless LAN

o Bluetooth

o Infrared Data Communications: IrDA

o Security In Electronic Commerce

o Internet Phone

o Smart Card

o Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

o Bar Code