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Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation (DSSS)

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EE-543: Advanced wireless receivers

Students extend their knowledge on wireless communication systems to spread-spectrum communication and to multi-antenna systems. They also learn about the basic information theoretic concepts, about channel coding, and bit-interleaved coded modulation. ...

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This lecture covers the basics of Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation (DSSS), including symbol rate, pulse shaping, wideband vs. narrowband, and DSSS mechanisms. It explains the concept of repetition bits, symbol rate, pulse shaping, and the relationship between bandwidth and symbol rate. The lecture also delves into DSSS mechanisms, such as the use of spreading codes and the process of demodulation. Additionally, it discusses the practical aspects of DSSS, including the modulation and demodulation processes, as well as the impact of different parameters on the communication system performance.

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Telecommunications: Modulation

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Frequency modulation

Frequency modulation (FM) is the encoding of information in a carrier wave by varying the instantaneous frequency of the wave. The technology is used in telecommunications, radio broadcasting, signal processing, and computing. In analog frequency modulation, such as radio broadcasting, of an audio signal representing voice or music, the instantaneous frequency deviation, i.e. the difference between the frequency of the carrier and its center frequency, has a functional relation to the modulating signal amplitude.

Demodulation

Demodulation is extracting the original information-bearing signal from a carrier wave. A demodulator is an electronic circuit (or computer program in a software-defined radio) that is used to recover the information content from the modulated carrier wave. There are many types of modulation so there are many types of demodulators. The signal output from a demodulator may represent sound (an analog audio signal), images (an analog video signal) or binary data (a digital signal).

Modulation

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