Baseband transmission techniques, digital multiplexing, line coding, pulse shaping, intersymbol interference (ISI) and equalization. Representation of signals, vector equivalent channel models, design of signal sets, pulse detection and matched filtering, optimum and maximum-likelihood receivers. Techniques of digital modulation, multicarrier modulation, probability of error, synchronization, and their performance trade-offs. Spread-spectrum communication. [Offered: S] Prereq: Level at least 4A Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering