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227-0435-00L 4 Credits DR , MSC D-USYS , D-BAUG , D-MAVT , D-INFK , D-MTEC , D-MATH , D-BIOL , D-ERDW , D-GESS , D-ITET , D-CHAB

Coding for wireless channels

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Ezio Biglieri
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Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:29:51

Abstract

Coding fundamentals.Coding in a signal space.Fading channels. Block-fading channels.Coding on a trellis.Codes on graphs.

Content

Coding fundamentals: algebraic vs. soft decoding, bandwidth occupancy, signal-to-noise ratio, error probabilities and their computation. Channel models for wireless communication. Statistical models for fading channels. Coding in a signal space: Performance evaluation, error probabilities, geometric uniformity. Symbol MAP decoding. Fading channels: Ergodic vs. nonergodic channels. Capacities and outage probability. Block-fading channels: coding chemes. Diversity combining techniques. Trellis representation of codes. Decoding on a trellis, BCJR and Viterbi algorithm. Trellis complexity. Obtaining the minimal trellis for a code. Coding on a trellis: Convolutional codes. Trellis-coded modulation, Bit-interleaved coded modulation. Codes on graphs: Tanner graphs, the sum-product and the max-sum algorithms. LDPC and turbo codes. EXIT charts. Muliple-antenna (MIMO) systems. Channel capacity, influence of channel-state information, trellis and block space-time codes. Decoders and their complexity.

Resources

Lecture Notes

Textbook: Ezio Biglieri, Coding for Wireless Channels, Springer, 2005

General Information

Language
English
Levels
DR , MSC

Examination

Type
end-of-semester examination

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture with exercise Coding for wireless channels
  • Wed 08:15-11:00 (ETZ F 91)
  • 15.04 Date 08:15-11:00 (ETZ K 91)
  • 17.04 Date 08:15-11:00 (ETZ K 91)
  • 15.05 Date 08:15-11:00 (ETZ K 91)
3 h weekly

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