The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Information technology 2005 - Computers, data communication and networks
- Information technology 2006 - Computers, data communication and networks
- Information- and mediatechnology 2007 (information technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2008 (information technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2009 (information technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
- Information- and mediatechnology 2010 (information technology) - Information and communication technology (ict)
Level/category
Teaching language
Swedish
Type of course
Compulsory
Recommended year of study
3
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
The aim of the course is that the student gets basic knowledge in telecommunications as well as insights in the theory, implementation, and applications of digital signal processing.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is expected to be able to
- understand telecommunications
- treat digital signals mathematically
- process digital media in the form of text, graphics, audio, and video
Course contents
A. Telecommunication
1. Information, Data and Signals
2. User Services, Standards
3. Speech Encoding
4. Protocols and OSI Model
5. Transfer Modes, Transmission Media and Parameters
6. Network Intelligences
7. Modulation, Multiplexing
8. Trunk and Access Networks
9. Surplus Value Services
10. Signaling
11. Network Administration
12. Network Design
13. PSTN
14. Introduction to RF Technology
15. Wireless Communications
15.1 PLMN (Mobile Phone Technology)
16. Multimedia Networking
B. Theory of DSP
1. Introduction
2. Signals and Spectra
2.1 Signals and Fourier Transform
2.2 Linear Systems
3. Sampling
3.1 Sampling in Time and Spectrum - Sampling
Theorem
3.2 Oversampling and Subsampling
4. Quantising
4.1 Analog/Digital-Converter
4.2 Quantising Curve and Dynamic
4.3 Quantising Error and Quantising Noise
4.4 Digital/Analog-Converter
5. FIR-Filters (Transversal Filters)
5.1 Basics
5.2 Realization
C. Application of DSP in multimedia and in media
1. Audio
2. Graphics
3. Video
4. Data Compression (JPEG, MPEG)
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Elementary Mathematics
Previous course names
ABC of DSP, 2001-2006
Recommended or required reading
Ericsson och Telia: Att förstå telekommunikation, Del 1 och 2, Studentlitteratur 1996. Available in the handbook collection in the library of Arcada.
Other DSP course literature is specified by course teachers during the course
Study activities
- Lectures - 66 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 8 hours
- Individual studies - 22 hours
- Internet-based studies - 27 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 123 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 123 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Multiform education
Assessment methods
- Exams (written-, oral-, home-)
- Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should pass the following examinations:
final exam
exam in 'ABC of DSP'
approved exercises
The examinations contribute to the final grade as follows:
final exam 60%
exam in 'ABC of DSP' 40%
Teacher
- Biström Johnny
- Pulkkis Göran
- Lindqvist Claus
Examiner
Pulkkis Göran
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Assessment methods
- 2012-11-01 - Exams
- Date will be announced later - Reports and productions