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34259 Digital Communication
Danish title: Digital kommunikation
Language:  English    ECTS-creditpoints:  7,5, External examination.   
Type:  civil engineering course, course at phd level, open university
Class schedule:   E1-B
and after agreement with the lecturer
Exam schedule:   F1-B (May 28 2002), E1-B (Dec 11 2001)
Recommended semester:  7th - 9th semester
Scope and form:  Lectures and groupwork.
Evaluation:  Written exam
in order to participate in the written exam the mandatory written exercises must be accepted
Examination:  13-scale
Previous course:  C4945 / 52221
Prerequisites:  34230 / 52200 / 52211
No credit points with:  C4945 / 52221
Aim:  To provide participants with an understanding of the principles used in construction of modern digital communication systems in particular the use of error-correcting codes.
Contents:  Entropy of sources, channel capacity, error-correcting codes, digital modulation methods, signal space codes.
Remarks:  C0159/01259 Algebraic Coding Theory and 34240/(52421) Data Compression are recommended as a supplement.

We plan to make changes to the course in 2002.
Contact:  Jørn Justesen, building 371, (+45) 4525 3614, jju@com.dtu.dk