ECE 515
Digital Communications
Section: 601

Course Description

This course is a first graduate-level course in digital communications. Functions and interdependence of various components of digital communication systems will be discussed. Statistical channel modeling, modulation and demodulation techniques, optimal receiver design, performance analysis methods, source coding, quantization, and fundamentals of information theory will be covered in this course.

DE Fee

Engineering Online GRAD

DE Program

MS E

Spring 2026

Meeting Patterns

Classes Start:
January 12, 2026
Classes End:
April 28, 2026
Distance Education:
Yes
Class Days:
[TBA]

Class Type:
Lecture
Credits:
3.00
Restrictions:
Enrollment for this course is through the Engineering Online Registration System. Go to http://go.ncsu.edu/eol_registration