Title :
Teaching information theory using a wireless optical transceiver platform
Author :
Kho, Yau Hee ; Wong, M. L Dennis
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Comput. & Sci., Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Kuching, Malaysia
Abstract :
Information theory is important in many applications but many students find its ideas highly abstract and theoretical, making it a difficult and boring subject. Practical hands-on demonstrations can be used to complement computer simulation and modeling to enhance students´ understanding of the underlying concepts. This paper presents a prototype platform for teaching information theory using a wireless optical transceiver system and MATLAB graphical user interface. Source coding and channel error-correction coding, in particular Huffman and Hamming codes, were studied.
Keywords :
Hamming codes; Huffman codes; graphical user interfaces; optical transceivers; source coding; Hamming codes; Huffman codes; MATLAB graphical user interface; channel error-correction coding; computer simulation; hands-on demonstrations; prototype platform; source coding; teaching information theory; wireless optical transceiver platform; Education; Encoding; Graphical user interfaces; MATLAB; Receivers; Transceivers; channel coding; information theory; source coding;
Conference_Titel :
Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2417-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2416-8
DOI :
10.1109/TALE.2012.6360290
