ELEC3203 Digital Coding and Transmission

Module Overview

to expand knowledge of techniques for information transmission via discrete (digital) channels, which have a wide area of applications, ie distributed computer systems, instrumentation and control systems, as well as communication systems of all types.
to introduce the basic concepts and applications of information theory and show its importance.
to develop skills in communications performance evaluation and digital transmission system design.
to concentrate attention on the application of the various analytical techniques.
to link theoretical concepts with cutting edge industrial standards.

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:

understanding essential building blocks in modern digital communications systems.
understanding techniques for improving the efficiency and reliability of multimedia information.
design and characterise digital transmission components and schemes using Monte Carlo simulation.
bridge theoretical analysis with practical simulations and prototypes
understanding various design trade-offs and practical implementation constraints

Information Theory
- information and entropy
- coding of memoryless sources: Shannon-Fano / Huffman coding
- sources with memory: Markov model
- coding of sources with memory
- channel model and information across channels
- average mutual information and channel capacity
Digital Modulation and Optimal Reception
- quadrature amplitude modulation
- optimal transmit / receive filtering
- ASK/PSK constellations, eye diagram
- channel distortions and their influence on reception
- synchronisation, equalisation
- adaptive equalisation
Source Coding
- linear and non-linear quantisation, companding
- rate-distortion theory, predictive coding
- prediction gain, parametric and analysis-by-synthesis speech coding
- inter-frame video coding, motion compensation
- intra-frame video coding, transform coding
Channel Coding
- convolutional coding
- Viterbi decoding
- block coding
- hybrid ARQ
Coding versus Modulation Tradeoff
- bandwidth and power trade-off plane
- bandwidth efficient and power efficient design
- trellis coded modulation
- bit interleaved coded modulation
- system design in communications standards

Activity	Description	Hours
Lecture		36
Tutorial		12

Method	Hours	Percentage contribution
Exam	2.5 hours	100%

Referral Method: By examination

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