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Transmission Technology II (Wireless Information Theory)

Übertragungstechnik II

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Helmut Bölcskei
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 14:57:26

Objective

Students will learn advanced concepts in statistical communication and information theory, which are of fundamental importance for the design of modern wireless systems.

Content

Wireless communications, elements of information theory, wireless channels (fading channels), ergodic and outage capacity of fading channels, coded modulation for fading channels, adaptive modulation, interleaving, error probability, error exponent, cutoff rate, multiple antenna (MIMO) systems, space-time codes, Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM), fading multi-access and broadcast channels.

Resources

Literature

- A. Goldsmith, ``Wireless Communications'', Wiley, 2003. - J. G. Proakis, ``Digital Communications'', 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1995.

General Information

Language
English
Frequency
Yearly recurring

Examination

Type
session examination
Mode
oral 30 minutes

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Übertragungstechnik II: Fundamentals of Wireless Communications
  • Tue 08:15-10:00 (ETZ E 7)
2 h weekly
exercise Übertragungstechnik II: Fundamentals of Wireless Communications
  • Tue 10:15-12:00 (ETZ E 7)
2 h weekly

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