Basic principles -- The discrete fourier transform -- Pulse code modulation -- Baseband signaling and pulse shaping -- Complex envelope representations for modulated signals -- Modulation methods -- Error control coding -- Information theory -- Rayleigh fading channels -- Channel equalization -- Echo cancellation -- Synchronization of communication receivers -- Pseudonoise sequences -- Introduction to spread spectrum systems -- Signal space -- Optimum receivers -- MIMO systems for diversity and interference mitigation -- High-throughput MIMO systems -- Digital communication sysmems performance -- Fundamental limitations on increasing data rate in wireless systems -- Interference and Its impact on systems capacity -- Cell design principles -- Wireess standars -- Wireless data -- Third-generation cellular communications: an air interface overview -- 3GPP LYE/LTE-advanced radio access technologies -- IEEE 802.16m radio access technology -- Land mobile radio and profesional mobiel radio: emergerncy first responder communications -- Digital audio broadcasting -- Source compression and quality assessment -- Speech coding for wireless communications -- Video compression -- Machine assessment of speech communication quality -- Wireless networks -- Wireless network protocols -- Cross-layer design in wireless communications -- Cooperative communication technologies -- Cross-layer cooperative communuication in wireless networks --- Wireless mesh networks -- IP multimedia sbsystem: analysis of scalability and integration -- Cognitive radio networks -- Emerging applications -- Vehicular communications -- 60 GHz wireless communication