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Catalog Data ECEN 5682 (3). Theory and Practice of Error Control
Codes. Block and convolutional codes for reliable transmission
of digital data over unreliable noisy channels. Algebraic and
dsp characterizations of cyclic codes such as BCH/RS codes.
Decoding algorithms for block codes and the Viterbi algorithm.
Graph codes and iterative decoding. Credits and Design 3 credit
hours. Elective course. Prerequisite(s) ECEN 3300, Linear
Systems Textbook Blahut, Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission,
Cambridge Press. Course Objectives To learn about the theory and
usage of modern error-control codes. Topics Covered   1. Linear
block codes.   2. Galois fields, finite field arithmetic.   3.
Cyclic codes.   4. Decoding algorithms for BCH codes and RS
codes.   5. Spectral description of cyclic codes.   6.
Convolutional codes.