UC San Diego | Spring 2025 planner

ECE 157A: Wireless Communications Laboratory

Homework and labs

Labs, mini-projects, and the major deliverables called out in the Spring 2025 planner.

Spring 2025 planner All teaching

Deliverables

Labs and mini-projects

The published Spring 2025 planner is organized around pre-labs, lab reports, and mini-projects. The public course page keeps that structure rather than trying to recreate quarter-specific homework systems.

Lab 1

BPSK and QPSK modulation, plus observing FM and Wi-Fi transmissions with Pluto SDR.

  • Pre-lab 1 released: Apr 5
  • Lab 1 meeting: Apr 11
  • Lab 1 report due: Apr 18

Lab 2

Sampling, filtering, and data/noise generation, with a lab perspective on DSP plus wireless systems.

  • Pre-lab 2 released: Apr 18
  • Lab 2 meeting: Apr 25
  • Lab 2 report due: May 2

Lab 3

Bit error rate and parameter estimation in a digital communication pipeline.

  • Pre-lab 3 released: May 2
  • Lab 3 meeting: May 9
  • Lab 3 report due: May 16

Lab 4

Signal impairments and channel estimation as the course moves into channel-aware system design.

  • Pre-lab 4 released: May 16
  • Lab 4 meeting: May 23
  • Lab 4 report due: May 30

Mini-project 1

Released after Lab 1 and due Apr 27.

Mini-project 2

Released after Lab 2 and due May 11.

Mini-project 3

Released after Lab 3, with hands-on support in late May and early June, and tentative due date Jun 8.