Module 6 - Trellis coded modulation | Digital Communications

Overview

Module 6 examines trellis-coded modulation (TCM). We focus on limiting the cost of bandwidth efficiency when using a convolutional code.

know the strategic difference between TCM and convolutional coding
know the strategic difference between Grey coding and set partitioning (Underback)
understand the objectives of set portioning and the bit-to-symbol mapping
be able to apply Euclidian distance to the calculation of branch and path metrics
be able to build a double-rail trellis for the TCM encoder
be able to find the minimum distance for TCM
be able to find the gain upper bound for TCM
be able to decode a TCM code with a double-rail trellis

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