IIT Kanpur - An Introduction to Coding Theory by NPTEL
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An Introduction to Coding Theory by NPTEL at NPTEL Overview
Duration | 8 weeks |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Intermediate |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
An Introduction to Coding Theory by NPTEL at NPTEL Highlights
- Offered by IIT Kanpur
- Final score comprises of 25% of average of best 6 assignments and 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100
- Enrollments start from 17 August 2020
- Course conducted by Prof. Adrish Banerjee (IIT Kanpur alumni)
- Enroll for free
- Pay for Certification Examination
An Introduction to Coding Theory by NPTEL at NPTEL Course details
- 3rd/4th year UG students, PG students & faculty in electronics and communications engineering
- Error control coding is an indispensible part of any digital communication system. In this introductory course, we will discuss theory of linear block codes and convolutional codes, their encoding and decoding techniques as well as their applications in real world scenarios. Starting from simple repetition codes, we will discuss among other codes: Hamming codes, Reed Muller codes, low density parity check codes, and turbo codes. We will also study how from simple codes by concatenation we can build more powerful error correcting codes.
An Introduction to Coding Theory by NPTEL at NPTEL Curriculum
Week 1
Lecture 1: Introduction to error control coding
Lecture 2: Introduction to linear block codes, generator matrix and parity check matrix
Lecture 3: Properties of linear block codes: Syndrome, error detection
Week 2
Lecture 4: Decoding of linear block codes
Lecture 5: Distance properties of linear block codes
Week 3
Lecture 6: Some simple linear block codes: Repetition codes, Single parity check codes, Hamming codes, Reed Muller codes
Lecture 7: Bounds on size of codes: Hamming bound, Singleton bound, Plotkin bound, Gilbert-Varshamov bound
Week 4
Lecture 8: Introduction to convolutional codes-I: Encoding, state diagram, trellis diagram
Lecture 9: Introduction to convolutional codes-II: Classification, realization, distance properties
Lecture 10: Decoding of convolutional codes-I: Viterbi algorithm
Week 5
Lecture 11: Decoding of convolutional codes-II: BCJR algorithm
Lecture 12: Performance bounds for convolutional codes
Week 6
Lecture 13: Low density parity check codes
Lecture 14: Decoding of low density parity check codes: Belief propagation algorithm on BSC and AWGN channels
Week 7
Lecture 15: Turbo codes
Lecture 16: Turbo decoding
Week 8
Lecture 17: Distance properties of turbo codes
Lecture 18: Convergence of turbo codes
Lecture 19: Automatic repeat request schemes
Lecture 20: Applications of linear codes
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