EEC 456

Software Defined Radio

A review of communication concepts and systems, waveform generation, and analog and digital modulation schemes. Use of the hardware elements of an SDR system such as the front-end RF system, analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion, and FPGAs with NI USRP SDR units. Coupling of the hardware elements with the software-defined elements of the radio system through the use of NI LabView environment. Implementation of functioning SDR systems involving modulation, detection, pulse shaping, channel estimation and equalization.

Units: 3.0