How is Data Sent? An Overview of Digital Communications

Published 2021-08-29
Explains how Digital Communications works to turn data (ones and zeros) into a signal that can be sent over a communications channel. Gives basic examples for optical fibres, wireless and mobile communications, as well as an example of data compression and error control coding.

* Note that there is a minor "typo" near the end, where I wrote "19 bits" when it should have been "18 bits". I've fixed it on the summary sheet: drive.google.com/file/d/1q9FNbYawaMqujNh1NkrI8uSn3…

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All Comments (21)
  • Clear and specific!!! There is so much attention to detail in what is taught in my university that I am confused about the overall flow🤣Until today I did not know that digital baseband coding and digital bandpass coding are both channel coding(I've mistaken baseband coding such as HDB3 as source coding before....) Thanks for your explanation! 😊
  • @johnl4885
    11111111 (2) = 255. We can add 1 since we would never transmit a "non-bit"... Just in case anyone else was confused by this. Excellent video. I'm hooked on your clear explanations. I work with electrical engineering concepts but never was able to take the necessary coursework - thank you for helping fill my knowledge gap!
  • @Anasfrag89
    A great source of information for anyone interested in communication systems
  • @mickmengucci
    These videos are very simply well done, clear and complete. Really usefull, thanks a lot!!!
  • @christosm.2407
    This is an excellent high level view of information transmission over a channel, with valuable insights in each operation. The hints for further investigation in concepts like capacity, entropy, etc. are also great.
    Just a question: in source encoding the number of compressed bits are 18 (1+8 for white pixels and 1+8 for black pixels) and not 19, right?
  • @aki18able
    It is amazing what you do with just a pen and paper. This was very helpful! Thanks
  • Why I'm so late to find this amazing channel. Amazing lecture. I subscribed this channel. Thanks God. 🙏
  • @TechTody
    Awesome! I finallly understood the redundancy part of MCS index!
  • @utubedano
    Superbly explained 👏👏
    Thank you! 🙇‍♂
  • Dear Professor, can you please share some articles/pdf links for the Detailed RF transceiver chain in wireless?
  • @adriortlepp5713
    Excellent. Thank you.
    How do I STOP the radio frequency channel when I am the receiver? There is a radio frequency integrated mesh harness on my head, and and I have a digital oscillating sequence system being put into my body, WITHOUT MY CONSENT
  • @stevekim6923
    Your digital communication video is amazing! Thank you sir! How about a video for a receiving end of the digital communication? This addition will conclude your concise and easily explained video.