Browsing Masters Degrees (Electronic Engineering) by Title
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Adaptive techniques with cross-layer design for multimedia transmission.
(2013)Wireless communication is a rapidly growing field with many of its aspects undergoing constant enhancement. The use of cross-layer design (CLD) in current technologies has improved system performance in terms of ... -
Alternative approach to Power Line Communication (PLC) channel modelling and multipath characterization.
(2016)Modelling and characterization of the Power Line Communication (PLC) channel is an active research area. The research mainly focuses on ways of fully exploiting the existing and massive power line network for communications. ... -
Application of CSDG Mosfet based active high pass filter in communication systems.
(2019)This research work looks at the design of three active high pass filters. These filters have been designed for (i) robotic system, (ii) sensing device and (iii) satellite communication system. In this research work a high ... -
Application of real-world modulation schemes to advanced spatial modulation systems.
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Artificial intelligence based design optimization for improving diversity in wireless links.
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ATM performance in rural areas of South Africa.
(2005)Rural areas in developing countries span vast areas with a variety of climatic zones, vegetation and terrain features, which are hostile to the installation and maintenance of telecommunication infrastructures. Provision ... -
Blind iterative multiuser detection for error coded CDMA systems.
(2005)Mobile communications have developed since the radio communications that were in use 50 years ago. With the advent of GSM, mobile communications was brought to the average citizen. More recently, COMA technology has provided ... -
Call admission control for interactive multimedia satellite networks.
(2015)Satellite communication has become an integral component of global access communication network due mainly to its ubiquitous coverage, large bandwidth and ability to support for large numbers of users over fixed and mobile ... -
Capture effects in spread-aloha packet protocols.
(2005)Research in the field of random access protocols for narrow-band systems started as early as the 1970s with the introduction of the ALOHA protocol. From the research done in slotted narrow-band systems, it is well known ... -
CDMA performance for a rural telecommunication access.
(2005)Reviews of possible telecommunication services that can be deployed in the rural areas are highlighted. These services range from narrowband to broadband. The aim of these services is to target rural Kwazulu-Natal areas ... -
Cell search in frequency division : duplex WCDMA networks.
(2006)Wireless radio access technologies have been progressively evolving to meet the high data rate demands of consumers. The deployment and success of voice-based second generation networks were enabled through the use of the ... -
Characterization and modelling of effects of clear air on multipath fading in terrestrial links.
(2013)The increased application of digital terrestrial microwave radio links in communication networks has renewed attention in techniques of estimating the probability of multipath fading distributions. Nevertheless, the ... -
Characterization and modelling of the channel and noise for broadband indoor powerline communication (plc.) networks.
(2016)Power Line Communication (PLC) is an interesting approach in establishing last mile broad band access especially in rural areas. PLC provides an already existing medium for broad band internet connectivity as well as ... -
Clear-air analytical and empirical K-Factor determination and characterization for terrestrial microwave LOS link applications.
(2013)The transmission media, that is, the atmosphere, through which terrestrial and satellite signals traverse, is irregular. Thus, one requires proper knowledge on how variations in atmospheric refractive conditions will affect ... -
Codec for multimedia services using wavelets and fractals.
(2004)Increase in technological advancements in fields of telecommunications, computers and television have prompted the need to exchange video, image and audio files between people. Transmission of such files finds numerous ... -
A comparative study of various speech recognition techniques.
(1990)Speech recognition systems fall into four categories, depending on whether they are speaker-dependent or independent of speaker population and on whether they are capable of recognizing continuous speech or only ... -
Concatenated space-time codes in Rayleigh fading channels.
(2002)The rapid growth of wireless subscribers and services as well as the increased use of internet services, suggest that wireless internet access will increase rapidly over the next few years. This will require the ... -
Contributions to optical coherence tomography fingerprint images.
(2021)Abstract available in PDF. -
Correlation of rain dropsize distribution with rain rate derived from disdrometers and rain gauge networks in Southern Africa.
(2011)Natural phenomena such as rainfall are responsible for communication service disruption, leading to severe outages and bandwidth inefficiency in both terrestrial and satellite systems, especially above 10 GHz. Rainfall ... -
Cross layer hybrid ARQ2 : cooperative diversity.
(2008)Cooperative communication allows for single users in multi user wireless network to share their antennas and achieve virtual antenna transmitters, which leads to transmit diversity. Coded Cooperation introduced channel ...