| Detailed information | 
                    
                                
                    
                      | Original study plan | 
                      Bachelor's programme Electronics and Information Technology 2016W | 
                    
                      
                    
                      | Objectives | 
                      Deepen the understanding of communication systems.
Wireless sensor networks are used as example for a communication system. Cover the following aspects of communications in more depth: Source- and channel coding, Synchronization
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                      | Subject | 
                      - Overview on Wireless Sensor Networks 
- Introduction
 - Node Architecture
 - Energy Supply and Consumption
 - Protocols
 - Standard Example: IEEE 802.15.4
 
 - Information Theory and Coding 
 - Introduction to Information Theory
 - Source Coding
 - Shannon’s Source Coding Theorem
 - Source Coding and Decoding Examples
 - Channel Coding
 - Channel Capacity
 - Block Codes
 - Convolutional Codes
 
 - Digital Modulation
  - Synchronization 
 - Phase-Locked Loops
 - Symbol and Frame Synchronization
 
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                      | Criteria for evaluation | 
                      Home exercises, lab exercise and oral examination
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                      | Language | 
                      German | 
                    
                      
                    
                      | Study material | 
                      Lecture notes  H. Karl, A. Willig Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks, John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2006  J. B. Anderson, R. Johannesson, Understanding Information Transmission, IEEE Press, 2005  M. Bossert, Kanalcodierung, B. G. Teubner, 1998
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                      | Changing subject? | 
                      No | 
                    
                                        
                      | Further information | 
                      Language: English if requested
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                      | Earlier variants | 
                      They also cover the requirements of the curriculum (from - to) IEBWBKVUETV: KV Specialisation in Communications Engineering (2011S-2016S)
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