ELEC 470: Possible Report Topics, Spring 2001
Some possible topics for the Special Topic Reports
described on the course
syllabus
are listed below.
Any topic related to communications is acceptable, so you are
not required to choose a topic from this list.
These suggestions are provided as examples, and you may choose
one of these if you wish.
- History of electrical communication
- Impact of communication technology on society
- Statistical communication theory
- Information theory (e.g., Shannon's channel capacity)
- Error-correcting codes
- Digital modulation methods
- Adaptive equalization
- Echo cancellation on telephone lines
- Digital speech processing
- Digital coding and compression of speech, music, pictures, or video
(includes ADPCM, wavelets, MP3, JPEG, MPEG, DVD)
- Digital encryption for secure communication
- Compact disks for audio recording
- Cassette tapes for audio recording
- Digital surround sound
- Spread-spectrum communications
- Ultra-wideband communications (this is an emerging topic!!)
- Military communications
- Deep-space communication
- Wireless communication (cellular networks, CDMA, wireless LANs,
next generation systems (3G and EDGE))
- High-speed modems (56K, cable) and digital subscriber lines (DSL)
- High-definition television (HDTV) and digital TV
- Digital audio broadcasting
- Satellite communication
- Optical fiber communication
- Global positioning system (GPS)
- Radar systems
- Subsystems that make up the Internet