Basic detection process in initial acquisition, Detection performance with pre- and post-detection integration, Theoretical and practical aspects of design and implementation, Initial acquisition in CDMA systems, An overview of PLL techniques, Analog PLLs, Digital PLLs, Mapping between analog PLL and digital PLL, Design and implementation of digital PLLs, Applications of PLL in synchronization and frequency synthesis, Overview of carrier synchronization, Passband synchronization of single carrier systems, Baseband synchronization of single carrier systems, Carrier phase and frequency synchronization of OFDM systems, Carrier synchronization implementations in WCDMA, 802.11a/g, LTE systems, Fundamental aspects of timing synchronization, Timing synchronization with unknown transmitter data symbols, Data/Decision-Assisted timing synchronization, Timing synchronization in CDMA and OFDM systems, Timing control with digital resampling, Polyphase FIR filter bank for rate conversion, Design and properties of interpolation filters, Application of resampling in CDMA and OFDM systems.