Development of Undergraduate Communications Laboratory for Electrical Engineering Majors at University of Denver

这个通信实验室改进项目通过整合实时仿真通信系统和网络来升级现有设施。实时端到端仿真能力为学生提供必要的硬件和软件工具，以支持子系统级设计（例如，通道均衡数字滤波器）；另外，系统性能评估（例如，误码率测量）可以通过协议分析仪与工作站交互来完成。仿真功能允许在基带和RF/IF频率下评估设计。完整的学生团队项目包括数据生成（例如，源编码），传输调制选择/信道编码和解调。学生将获得理论知识和动手实验室经验，以系统工程师和/或网络分析师的身份进入通信行业的技术工作队伍。

This Communications Laboratory improvement project upgrades current facilities by incorporating real-time simulation of communications systems and networks. The real-time end to end simulation capability provides students with the hardware and software tools necessary to support subsystem level design (e.g., channel equalization digital filters); additionally, system performance evaluation (e g., bit error rate measurement) may be accomplished via a protocol analyzer in conjunction with workstation interaction. The simulation capability allows evaluation of designs at baseband and RF/IF frequencies. Complete student team projects include data generation (e.g., source coding), transmission modulation selection/channel coding, and demodulation. Students gain the theoretical knowledge and hands-on laboratory experience to enter the technology work force in the communications industry as a systems engineer and/or a network analyst.