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Communication Systems

Track position

Modulation, detection, channels, synchronization, link budgets, and wireless systems from waveforms to reliable links.

Suggested order

  1. Introduction to EECS II: Digital Communication Systems
  2. Principles of Digital Communications I
  3. Principles of Digital Communication II

Courses

Course Institution Role Tier Practice coverage
Introduction to EECS II: Digital Communication Systems MIT Mainline S Partial
Principles of Digital Communications I MIT Mainline S Partial
Principles of Digital Communication II MIT Mainline S Complete
Wireless Communications Stanford University Alternative A Complete
Principles of Digital Communications IIT Bombay / NPTEL Alternative A Partial
Principles of Wireless Communications MIT Supplement B Partial

How to choose

  • For a first systematic pass, start with audit-passed mainline courses; read the limitation before using a record marked “Audit review,” and rarely take parallel alternatives.
  • Tiers measure public-resource completeness and self-study executability, not institutional or instructor prestige.
  • Use supplements only to close a specific topic, tool, or practice gap.

Track completion

  • Explain the core concepts, models, and methods of Communication Systems
  • Produce reproducible exercises, experiments, or designs with explicit checks