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Digital Communications Systems

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EC ENGR XLC 230B

This course is part of the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science (HSSEAS) Master of Science in Engineering Online (MSOL) program. It is available only to students pre-approved by HSSEAS. For more information visit msol.ucla.edu.

Duration
As few as 10 weeks
Units
4.0
Current Formats
Online
Cost
Starting at $4,700.00

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About This Course

EC ENGR 230B Digital Communication Systems. (Instructor: Prof. Roberts, I.) Lecture, four hours; outside study, eight hours. Requisites: courses 132A, 230A. Principles and practical techniques for communication at physical and multiple access layers. Review of communications over Gaussian channel. Synchronization and adaptive equalization. Nonlinear impairments in radio transceivers. Wireless channel models, diversity techniques, and link budgets. Modulations for wireless channels. Multi-antenna methods. Wireless multiple access and resource allocation techniques. Scalable approaches to meeting wireless data rate demand. Letter grading.

Spring 2026 Schedule

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This section has no set meeting times.
REG#
408112
Fee:
$4,700.00
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Notes
Restricted course.
1. Please contact the Master of Science Online (MSOL) program at admissions@seas.ucla.edu or (310) 825-6542 for approval.  
2. Once approved, you may submit a petition to enroll (PTE) request through this website. Click "add to cart" to apply for enrollment.
Deadline
Refunds only available from December 15, 2025 to April 17, 2026