Prerequisites: graduate standing; or consent of instructor

Description: Topics include modulation, probability and random variables, correlation and power spectra, information theory, errors of transmission, equalization and coding methods, shift and phase keying, and a comparison of digital communication systems.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Credit is awarded for one of the following EE 281A or EE 150.