Vorlesung

Channel Coding [ChCo]

  • Lecture:

    • Dr. Clemens Stierstorfer

  • Tutorial:

    • Dipl.-Math. Mathis Seidl

  • Prerequisites:

    • Digital Communications, Information Theory

  • Organisation:

    • 4 class hours per week (3 class hours lecture and 1 class hour tutorial)

    summer semester

  • Time and Venue:

    • See UnivIS

  • ECTS Information:

    • ECTS credits: 5

  • Contents:

    1. Introduction and Moditvation
    2. Block Coding and Decodierung: maximum a-posteriori and maximum likelihood decoding, bounded minimum distance decoding
    3. Linear Block Codes: definition, characteristics, error probability and coding gain, syndrom decoding
    4. Cyclic Block Codes: modular arithmetic, generator and parity polynomial, encoding, syndrom decoding
    5. Galois Fields (Introduction): fields, extension fields, minimal polynomial, Fourier transform in Galois fields
    6. BCH and RS Codes: definition, introduction into algebraic decoding, applications: CD, DVD
    7. Convolutional Codes: discrete systems, optimal decoding of trellis codes
    8. Turbo Codes, LDPC Codes and Iterative Decoding: basics, BCJR algorithm
    9. Coded Modulations: trellis coded modulation, multilevel codes, bit-interleaved coded modulation
  • References:

    1. Wicker, S. B.: Error Control Systems for Digital Communications and Storage. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1995.
    2. Bossert, M.: Channel Coding for Telecommunications. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Chichester, 1999.
    3. Friedrichs, B.: Kanalcodierung. Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1995. (in German)
    4. Blahut, R. E.: Theory and Practice of Error Control Codes. Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1983.
    5. Huber, J.: Trelliscodierung. Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1992. (in German)
  • Additional Information:

    • A lecture manuscript will be handed out in class.

  • Exam:

    • Please contact Dr. C. Stierstorfer (phone: 09131 / 85-27668, email: clemens @ LNT.de) for further information.