ECE 463- Communications III

Catalog Description: Digital data communication systems, introductory information theory, and coding.

Prerequisites: Strong background in continuous and discrete-time signals and systems(ECE 351 and ECE 352), basic knowledge of digital communication systems (ECE 462), as well as working knowledge of probability theory and statistics (STAT 314 or STAT 421).

Courses that require this as a prerequisite: none

Credits: 4 Terms Offered: Spring

Instructor:

Primary: M. Magaña
Secondary: H. Liu

Textbook: Applied Coding and Information Theory for Engineers, R. B. Wells, Prentice Hall, 1999. ISBN 0-13-961327-7

Course Learning Objectives:
Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to:

1. Apply the fundamental concepts of information theory and coding to electronic communication systems (ABET Outcomes i, j, k, l).
2. Identify the trade-off between source and channel encoding (ABET Outcomes c, k, l, m).
3. Analysis and design of error correction codes (ABET Outcomes a, b, c, k, l, m).
4. Design and implementation of a channel encoding system
   (ABET Outcomes a, b, c, k, l, m).

Topics

• Review of digital communications
• Information theory and channel capacity (Ch. 1.1 - 1.4, Ch. 2.1-2.6)
• Basics of Galois Fields (class notes)
• Linear block error-correcting codes (Ch. 4.1 - 4.6)
• Cyclic codes (Ch.5.1-5.4, 5.6)
• Convolutional and turbo codes (Ch. 6 and class notes)

Structure: Two 100 minute lectures every week.

Original: 4/01
Revised: