Synchronisation for Digital Receivers

Synchronisation lies at the heart of all digital communication receivers, however knowledge of how to apply the techniques that are described in literature on this subject can be difficult to come by. Furthermore, the algorithms employed in commercial equipment and devices are proprietary to chip set manufacturers and are not specified in any communication standard or specification. This course will equip participants with the knowledge required to design their own synchronisers. We present the fundamental principles upon which all synchronisation techniques are based and show how these are applied through case studies.

Content

The course will include:

Single carrier digital modulation review
Pulse shaping and matched filtering
Intersymbol interference (ISI)
Single carrier synchronisation
Open and closed loop synchronisers
Coherent and non-coherent synchronisers
Synchronisation in time and frequency
Signal resampling techniques
OFDM synchronisation
Propagation channels
Channel equalisation

Audience

This course is aimed at engineering, technical marketing and technical management staff who already have some understanding DSP and physical layer digital communications and would like to learn how digital receivers work. Previous attendees to Steepest Ascent courses have come from a wide range of industries and backgrounds such as professional audio and acoustics, digital communications, ASIC and analog electronics, and even mechanical engineering.

Event Aim

To educate participants in the theory, algorithms, implementation and application of synchronisation techniques for digital communication receivers, and to equip participants with the knowledge required to design their own synchronisers.

On successful completion of the course, attendees will be able to:

Know of the most widely used synchronisation techniques
Understand intuitively of how these techniques work
Know how synchronisers are applied in practical situations
Understand the importance of correlation in synchronisation
Understand both open and closed loop synchronisation techniques
Know about coherent and non-coherent techniques and how their performance differs
Understand how advanced multi-rate signal processing can be applied to implement digital timing recovery
Understand the effect of multi-path fading channels on radio signals and synchronisation
Be aware of the techniques for dealing with multi-path fading channels
Have sufficient knowledge and understanding to develop their own synchronisers

Presentation

Synchronisation is often seen as an esoteric and very mathematical subject. In this course, the necessary mathematical theory is presented on a “need to know basis” and in an intuitive style using both simulations and demonstrations. This presentation style and ethos has been presented with considerable success to many companies, both small and large, in both Europe and the USA.

The course format is: 50% Lectures | 40% DSP software hands-on simulation | 10% Tutorial Discussion

Laboratory Sessions: Professional design software will be used for the laboratory sessions. This advanced software provides comprehensive state of the art communications and DSP simulation functionality.

Course Materials: All attendees will receive electronic and printed versions of the teaching materials. A DVD containing all the simulation models used during the course will also be distributed. The notes provided form a superset of the materials presented on the course and will allow further in depth study after the course.

Pre-requisites

This course has been carefully designed to present the complex mathematical theory often associated with DSP based synchronisation in an intuitive and straightforward style to a wide audience of scientists, engineers, project managers and even marketing staff. Although the course includes a review of digital modulation schemes, previous experience or understanding of digital communications and DSP would be beneficial.

Synchronisation for Digital Receivers syllabus (125.3 kB)

Event Date

01.09.2010 09:00 - 03.09.2010 17:00 Conference Center in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
01.10.2010 09:00 - 03.10.2010 17:00 Conference Center in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
on request - Derag Hotel Prinzessin Elisabeth in Munich, Germany www.deraghotels.de

Instructor: Prof. Bob Stewart and team

Prof. Bob Stewart and team Professor Bob Stewart and his team of experienced design engineers from Steepest Ascent of have successfully presented in Europe, United States and Asia. Prof Bob Stewart has extensive experience presenting industry DSP courses in the USA and Europe. He is currently a faculty member of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. Prior to joining the University of Strathclyde, Prof Stewart was a visiting professor in Dept of Electrical Engineering at the University of Minnesota in 1990, and a visiting scholar at the University of Southern California in 1986/7. Since 1997 he has been a parttime visiting professor at UCLA.

Prices

1.180,00 € regular fee
1.070,00 € early registration until 70 days before course
1.000,00 € per participant of two from the same company
950,00 € per participant of three or more from the same company
650,00 € University Rate (Please enclose evidence.)

All prices exclude German VAT

Provider

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Steepest Ascent

Steepest Ascent has a long history in providing both Public and On-Site courses within the UK, USA and Europe. Through a number of European and US partners Steepest Ascent has delivered a wide range of detailed technical courses to some of the worlds top engineering and academic institutions.

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