ECE287A: Course Outline

This is a tentative outline for the course. Changes may be made as the course progresses, and we will update the outline accordingly. Many unlisted side topics will be included when appropriate.

• Introduction (1 lecture).

• Review of point-to-point informatoin theory (2 lectures).

• Multiple access channel (2 lectures).

• Distributed lossless source coding (2 lectures).

• Broadcast channel (1.5 lectures).

• Interference channel (1.5 lectures).

• Channels with state (1.5 lectures).

• Gaussian vector channels (1.5 lectures).

• Source coding with side information (1 lecture).

• Distributed lossy source coding (1 lecture).

• Multiple descriptions (1 lecture).

• Relay channel (1.5 lectures).

• Feedback and two-way channel (1.5 lectures).

• Network information flow (2 lectures).