Digital Communications for 3GPP Systems : Channel Coding

DigiCom2
Abstract

Scope

This course builds on the contents of Digicom1 and adds three new lab sessions covering the coding formats used in 3GPP and their corresponding receiver structures and decoding algorithms. The first part deals with receivers for bit-interleaved coded-modulation (BICM) for multi-layer transmission and a corresponding lab session on receivers for BICM with a single-layer. The second component provides an introduction to polar coding and decoding with a corresponding lab session on the 3GPP polar decoder for the physical downlink broadcast channel. The third component deals with low-density parity-check coding (LDPC) and includes a lab-session on the 3GPP LDPC decoder for the downlink shared channel (DLSCH).

Outline

  • Bit-interleaved coded modulation for multi-layer transmission. Lab session on single-layer BICM reception of QAM signals
  • Polar coding and the 3GPP Polar Code. Lab session on detection of the 3GPP PBCH (physical broadcast channel)
  • LDPC coding and the 3GPP LDPC code. Lab session on detection of the 3GPP PDSCH/DLSCH.

 

Organization

  • Integrated Lecture / Labs
  • Autonomous labwork

Bibliography
  • Handouts in class
  • JG Proakis, M. Salehi, “Digital Communications”, 2007 McGraw Hill

Requirements

DIGICOM1 or equivalent

Description

Description   

 

-          Bit-interleaved coded modulation for multi-layer transmission. Lab session on single-layer BICM reception of QAM signals

-          Polar coding and the 3GPP Polar Code. Lab session on detection of the 3GPP PBCH (physical broadcast channel)

-          LDPC coding and the 3GPP LDPC code. Lab session on detection of the 3GPP PDSCH/DLSCH.

 

Learning Outcomes

-          Basic understanding of channel coding and decoding and their roles in an end-to-end 5G transceiver

-          Be able to realize a complete 5G receiver including the channel coding components

 

Nb Hours: 21

 

Evaluation

50% final exam, 50% grading lab session.