I. Digital communications through the Additive White Gaussian Channel: (i) digital modulations, (ii) demodulation and detection problem, (iii) probability of errors, (iv) symbol and frequency synchronization, (v) binary coded waveforms, linear block and convolutional codes, performance evaluations and Shannon bounds, (vi) Notes on Turbo and LDPC coding.
II Digital communications through bandlimited channels: (i) spectrum of digital signals, (ii) Nyquist condition, pulse shaping, (iii) inter-symbol interference, MLSE and linear equalization, (iii) OFDM transmission scheme.
III Wireless communications: (i) The wireless channel, path-loss, shadowing and multipath fading, (ii) diversity techniques, (iii) MIMO systems