This syllabus outlines six units that will be covered in an Information Theory and Coding course. Unit 1 introduces digital wireless communication systems and key concepts in information theory like entropy and channel capacity. Unit 2 covers source coding techniques like Shannon-Fano coding and Huffman coding. Unit 3 discusses analog information encoding through sampling and pulse code modulation. Unit 4 focuses on baseband signaling techniques including line codes and error detection. Unit 5 examines various channel coding methods for error control, such as linear block codes, convolutional codes, and turbo codes. Finally, Unit 6 provides an introduction to cryptography and encryption algorithms.
This syllabus outlines six units that will be covered in an Information Theory and Coding course. Unit 1 introduces digital wireless communication systems and key concepts in information theory like entropy and channel capacity. Unit 2 covers source coding techniques like Shannon-Fano coding and Huffman coding. Unit 3 discusses analog information encoding through sampling and pulse code modulation. Unit 4 focuses on baseband signaling techniques including line codes and error detection. Unit 5 examines various channel coding methods for error control, such as linear block codes, convolutional codes, and turbo codes. Finally, Unit 6 provides an introduction to cryptography and encryption algorithms.
This syllabus outlines six units that will be covered in an Information Theory and Coding course. Unit 1 introduces digital wireless communication systems and key concepts in information theory like entropy and channel capacity. Unit 2 covers source coding techniques like Shannon-Fano coding and Huffman coding. Unit 3 discusses analog information encoding through sampling and pulse code modulation. Unit 4 focuses on baseband signaling techniques including line codes and error detection. Unit 5 examines various channel coding methods for error control, such as linear block codes, convolutional codes, and turbo codes. Finally, Unit 6 provides an introduction to cryptography and encryption algorithms.
This syllabus outlines six units that will be covered in an Information Theory and Coding course. Unit 1 introduces digital wireless communication systems and key concepts in information theory like entropy and channel capacity. Unit 2 covers source coding techniques like Shannon-Fano coding and Huffman coding. Unit 3 discusses analog information encoding through sampling and pulse code modulation. Unit 4 focuses on baseband signaling techniques including line codes and error detection. Unit 5 examines various channel coding methods for error control, such as linear block codes, convolutional codes, and turbo codes. Finally, Unit 6 provides an introduction to cryptography and encryption algorithms.
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Syllabus
Unit 1 - Elements of Information Theory
Digital Wireless Communication System Block Diagram, Information and its Properties, Entropy and Its Properties, Relationship between Channel Capacity and Entropy, Channel Capacity Theorem, Shannon-Hartley Theorem, Channel Coding Theorem Unit 2 - Source Coding Objectives of Source Coding, A Typical Source Encoding Model, Shannons Source Coding Theorem, Shannon-Fano Source Coding, Data Compaction, Huffman Source Coding Unit 3 - Analog Information Encoding Need of Analog Information Encoding, Baseband and Bandpass Sampling Theorems (Statements only), Practical Aspects of Sampling, Pulse Code Modulation (PCM), Differential PCM and DM Unit 4 - Baseband Signaling Baseband Signal Shaping for Data Transmission Need and Properties of Line Codes, Line Encoding Techniques, ISI, Nyquist Criterion and Eye Pattern, Coding Speech at Low Bit Rates (Vocoders) Unit 5 - Error Control Channel Coding Types of Errors in Data Communications, Error Detection and Correction Techniques, Linear Block Coding, Hamming Codes, Cyclic Codes, BCH Codes, Reed-Solomen (RS) Codes, Convolutional Coding, Viterbi Decoding Algorithm, Interleaving Block and Convolutional, Turbo and LDPC Codes Unit 6 Introduction to Cryptography Introduction, An Overview of Encryption Techniques, Operations used by Encryption Algorithms, Symmetric (Secret Key) Cryptography, Data Encryption Standards (DES) Information Theory and Coding
No. of Lectu res
Weight age
08
20%
08
22%
04
8%
06
15%
09
25%
05
10%
Text Books to be followed:
TB1: Analog & Digital Communications by T L Singal, Tata McGraw Hill Publication, ISBN: 978-0-07-107269-4, 1st Edition (2012), 3rd Reprint (2014). URL: www.mhhe.com/singal/adc1 TB2: `Information Theory, Coding and Cryptography by Ranjan Bose, Tata McGraw Hill Publication, Second Edition 2008. RB1: `Information Theory, Coding and Cryptography by Arijit Saha, Nilotpal Manna and Surajit Mandal, Pearson Publication, 1st edition, 2013.
RB2: Applied Coding and Information Theory for Engineers by Richard B. Wells, Pearson Publication, 1st edition, 2009.