Course/ Seminar Outline:

1. Lectures(3) on detection and estimation- Van Trees

• The first lecture (27.2) discussed fundamentals of detection, different variants of the Bayes test, roughly pp. 19-37 of the Van Trees book. Lecture notes on detection #1.
• The second lecture (6.3) continued the review on the basic detection and estimation principles (Van Trees). From the second half onwards convolutional codes were quickly reviewed and Trellis-Coded Modulation was discussed. Home assignment #1.   Lecture notes on detection #2.  In order to do the home work you should acquire a copy of the Van Trees book. If you can't find one, you may borrow a Xerox-ready paper copy of essential parts from the course assistant (room E207) for short-term loan.
• Home assignment #2. Pages 380-381 of Van Trees related to problems 4.2.8 and 4.2.9 can be found in front of the bulletin board of the course, E wing, 2nd floor.

Lecture notes on convolutional codes.  Lecture notes on TCM #1.

Lecture #3 (13.3) continued on TCM,  and advanced to the BCJR algorithm. The fascinating subject of Turbo codes was reached at the end.

Lecture notes on TCM #2.

Home assignment #3.

4. Assignments (2)
5. Lecture(1) on BCJR
6. Lecture(1) on Turbo Codes/ SCCC
 

• On lecture #4 (20.3) turbo coding and decoding was discussed. Space-time coded modulation was introduced.
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• Lecture notes on BCJR.
• Lecture notes on BCJR #2.
• Lecture notes on turbo codes.

7. Assignment(2)
8. Lecture(1) on STCM
9. Lecture(1) on Equalization- VE,SOVA,MAP
10. Assignment(2)

• On lecture #5 (27.3) the secrets of space-time coded modulation were unveiled.
• Lecture notes on space-time codes.
• Home assignment #4.

• On lecture #6 (3.4) equalisation was discussed, SOVA, Max-Log-MAP, SSA.
• Lecture notes on equalization.  (draft)

• On lecture #7 (24.4) turbo equalization and nonbinary turbo codes, among other things, were discussed. See the lecture notes below.
• Lecture notes on turbo equalization #2.
• Lecture notes on turbo equalization #3.
• Lecture notes on nonbinary turbo codes.
• Appendix on decoding of nonbinary turbo (trellis?) codes.

• On lecture #8 (8.5) we heard about "Adaptive ARQ Schemes for Error Control", a guest lecture given by Dr. Tech. Shyam Chakraborty.

• On lecture #9 (15.5) we heard about bounds on turbo codes, turbo coded modulation, and a little bit about space-time equalization.
• Lecture notes on bounding techniques.
• Lecture notes on space-time equalization.

• On lecture #10 (22.5) we heard something about OFDM and some coding stuff related to it.
• Lecture notes on OFDM.
• Lecture notes on OFDM #2.

• Coming up.... On lecture #11 (29.5) we shall hear about CDMA-related space-time coding stuff.
• Lecture notes on MC-CDMA.

Each lecture is roughly 1.5 hrs.
 

Seminar topics

Can be as follows, agreed after discussion. For example:

1. Soft decision decoding of Block and Convolutional codes
2. TCM and MTCM: Analysis of performance
3. Turbo codes (what is not covered in lectures)- performance in AWGN and flat fading channels
4. Serial Concatenated codes –design criteria and performance
5. Interleaving, trellis termination and puncturing
6. T-TCM AWGN,flat and frequency selective channels
7. SC-TCM
8. Principle of Iterative decoding- convergence issues, modifications
9. Turbo Equalization: binary and high level modulation
10. Turbo coded modulation schemes
11. Equalization schemes and Per survivor processing- applications in coding, reduced complexity methods for soft output algorithms
12. STCM design criteria
13. STCM performance comparison and applications, e.g. Space time turbo codes
14. STCM in frequency selective channels and open problems

Some of the topics above can be given as a series (for example 12,13,14 also Turbo codes covering different aspects)

All seminars must be based on appropriate literature search including all major papers in that area and conclude with a discussion about the state of the art. The main principle of the seminar must be made clear during the presentation with possibly some examples and questions for audience.

Each seminar topic has a wide variety of journal and conference papers.

Each seminar must be made available for the participants before so that they prepare for questions- at least one other person must go through it carefully and prepare some questions- agreed at the same time as the seminar topic as partial requirement.

Additional information will be posted, as they become available.
 
 

Broad topics for simulation (following seminar topics):

Simulation project from the topics given below, agreed after discussion.
Minimum requirement- C/C++ program verifying an existing paper result plus anything else.

1. CC encoding/ Decoding using QAM (basic program in BPSK)
2. TCM in AWGN-8PSK
3. TCM in AWGN –16 QAM
4. TCM in flat fading channel-8PSK
5. MAP decoding of CC in AWGN
6. MAP decoding of TCM in AWGN
7. Turbo code simulation in AWGN with several iterations
8. Serial CCC in AWGN simulation
9. T-TCM in AWGN simulation.
10. SC-TCM in AWGN simulation
11. Turbo equalization using BPSK
12. Turbo Coded Modulation in AWGN
13. Comparison of equalization schemes for frequency selective channel
14. STCM simulation in flat fading channels
15. STCM simulation in flat fading channels with different encoder
16. Turbo coded Modulation with a different scheme
17. Any code of your choice in a suitable frequency selective channel
 
 

Updated 29.5.2001/JSa