389.101 Information Theory and Coding
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2010W, VU, 3.0h, 4.5EC

Properties

Semester hours: 3.0
Credits: 4.5
Type: VU Lecture and Exercise

Aim of course

Knowledge of the most important techniques for channel coding; understanding of the information-theoretic background

Subject of course

The promise of channel capacity. Channel coding - basic facts. The discrete memoryless channel. Optimum decoding (MAP, ML) for the AWGN channel and the discrete memoryless channel. Linear block codes. Cyclic block codes. Convolutional codes. Turbo codes und iterative decoding. Graph-based decoding techniques. Performance of codes. Information-theoretic considerations.

Lecturers

Hlawatsch, Franz
Tauböck, Georg

Institute

E389 Institute of Telecommunications

Course dates

Day	Time	Date	Location	Description
Mon	10:45 - 12:15	04.10.2010 - 27.01.2011	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	10:45 - 12:15	06.10.2010 - 27.01.2011	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH

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Information Theory and Coding - Single appointments

Day	Date	Time	Location	Description
Mon	04.10.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	06.10.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	11.10.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	13.10.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	18.10.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	20.10.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	25.10.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	27.10.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	01.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	03.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	08.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	10.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	15.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	17.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	22.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	24.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	29.11.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	01.12.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Mon	06.12.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH
Wed	08.12.2010	10:45 - 12:15	EI 6 Eckert HS	HLAWATSCH

Examination modalities

Exam consists of written and oral parts Previous exam problems are available (please check with the assistant directing the exercises)

Course registration

Not necessary

Curricula

Study Code	Obligation	Semester	Precon.	Info
066 437 Telecommunications	Not specified	3. Semester
713 Telecommunication	Mandatory	9. Semester

Literature

Lecture notes for this course are available at the "Graphischen Zentrum an der TU Wien", Wiedner Hauptstraße 8 - 10, 1040 Wien (EG, roter Bereich).

Shu Lin and D. J. Costello, Jr., Error Control Coding - Fundamentals and Applications. Pearson Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2004 R. E. Blahut, Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2003 T. M. Cover and J. A. Thomas, Elements of Information Theory. Wiley, New York, 1991 R. G. Gallager, Information Theory and Reliable Communication. Wiley, New York, 1968

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Previous knowledge

A sound knowledge of random variables and random vectors is an absolute prerequisite

Language

English