ECEN 689: Network Information Theory and Coding, Spring'08

Coordinator: Zixiang Xiong, WERC 244C, 862-8683, zx@ece.tamu.edu.
Description: This course treats basic concepts in network information theory and how they naturally arise in fundamental questions concerning the limits of communication over multiterminal networks. It also covers recently developed practical algebraic binning schemes inspired by the theory, which is based on random binning.

Prerequisites: ECEN 646 and 647.

Class Time and location: TR 3:55-5:10pm, ZACH 105C

Office hours: TR after class or by appointment.

Textbook: Thomas Cover and Joy Thomas, Elements of Information Theory, 2nd Edition, Wiley, 2006.

Grading:

  1. 20% Problem sets
  2. 35% Midterm exam
  3. 45% Class project
Homework and exams: Homework assignments are due before the end of class on the due dates, and will not be accepted late. Homework solutions will be made available. The exams may cover any of the assigned reading material, even if not discussed in class. The midterm exam will be open book and open notes.

Topics:

  1. Review of basic results in classic information theory
  2. Joint typical sequences
  3. Multiple access channel
  4. Slepian-Wolf coding
  5. Wyner-Ziv coding
  6. Multiterminal source coding
  7. Dirty-paper coding
  8. Broadcast channel
  9. Relay channel and cooperative diversity