Main Field of Study and progress level:
Electronics: Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale: Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department: Department of Applied Physics and Electronics
Established by: Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2016-06-23
Contents
The course covers principles and performance limits in digital communication. Special emphasis is given to methods for effective communication in noisy channels. The course includes concepts and methods in information theory, source coding, channel models and channel coding technology.
Required Knowledge
For admission to the course at least 60 ECTS (one year full time) courses in Electronics or 60 ECTS in Physics or equivalent knowledge are required. Proficiency in English equivalent to Swedish upper Secondary course English A/5. Where the language of instruction is Swedish, applicants must prove proficiency in Swedish to the level required for basic eligibility for higher studies.
Sayood Khalid. Introduction to data compression 4th ed. : Waltham, MA : Morgan Kaufmann : c2012. : xxiii, 740 p. : ISBN: 9780124157965 Search the University Library catalogue
Salomon D. A guide to data compression methods
Roman Steven Introduction to coding and information theory New York : Springer-Vlg : cop. 1997 : 323 s. : ISBN: 0-387-94704-3 Search the University Library catalogue
