6.02
Spring 2012

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Lectures The course notes ("text") are in three parts, reflecting the three themes in 6.02: bits, signals, and packets. Each part has multiple chapter. The table below specifies the relevant chapters and/or sections for each lecture. Please send any questions/comments/suggestions on the notes to hari.

  • Part 1: Bits: Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
  • Part 2: Signals: Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
  • Part 3: Packets: Chapters 15, 16, 17, 18, 19

    LectureSlidesNotesQuiz
    L01: Overview. Abstractions. Information. PDF Ch 1, 2, §3.1-3.2 Quiz 1
    L02: Compression PDF Ch 3
    L03: Errors in communication PDF Ch 4 (skim thru §4.3.1),
    §5.1-5.3
    L04: Error correction (channel codes): Basics PDF Ch 5
    L05: Error correction: Linear block codes PDF Ch 6 (Not §6.6)
    L06: Error correction: Convolutional coding PDF Ch 7
    L07: Viterbi decoding of convolutional codes PDF Ch 8
    L08: Noise PDF Ch 9 Quiz 2
    L09: Transmitting on a physical channel PDF Ch 10 (§10.1,11.4)
    L10: Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) systems PDF Ch 10 (§10.2, 11.3)
    L11: LTI channel and intersymbol interference PDF Ch 11 (§11.1)
    L12: Convolution PDF Ch 11 (§11.2)
    L13: Frequency response of LTI systems PDF Ch 12
    L14: Spectral representation of signals PDF Ch 13
    L15: Modulation/demodulation PDF Ch 14
    L16: More on modulation/demodulation PDF Ch 14
    L17: Medium Access (MAC): Aloha PDF Ch 15 (§1-2,4-5) Quiz 3
    L18: Mo' MAC: Contention windows, CSMA, TDMA PDF Ch 15 (rest)
    L19: Packet switching PDF Ch 16
    L20: Network routing (without failures) PDF Ch 17
    L21: Network routing (handling failures) PDF Ch 18
    L22: Reliable Data Transport PDF Ch 19 (until §19.5)
    L23: Sliding Window Protocol PDF Ch 19 (§19.5-end)
    L24: Evolution of Networks PDF No reading!
    L25: Wrap-up PDF None

    • PSets PS1, due February 23, 2012 @ 0600 ("midnight" on Wed February 22, 2012, auto-extended to 6 am the next day!).
    PS2, due March 1, 2012 @ 0600.
    PS3, due March 8, 2012 @ 0600.
    PS4, due March 22, 2012 @ 0600.
    PS5, due April 5, 2012 @ 0600.
    PS6, due April 13, 2012 @ 0600.
    PS7, due April 26, 2012 @ 0600.
    PS8, due May 3, 2012 @ 0600.
    PS9, due May 10, 2012 @ 0600.
    Course notes by chapter, with solutions
    1. Introduction
    2. Information, Entropy, and the Motivation for Source Codes | Solutions
    3. Compression Algorithms: Huffman and LZW | Solutions
    4. Digital Signaling and Communication Abstractions
    5. Coping with Bit Errors using Error Correction Codes | Solutions
    6. Linear Block Codes: Encoding and Decoding
    7. Convolutional Codes: Construction and Encoding
    8. Viterbi Decoding of Convolutional Codes | Solutions
    9. Noise
    10. Models for Physical Communication Channels
    11. LTI Models and Convolution
    12. Frequency Response of LTI Systems | Solutions
    13. Fourier Analysis and Spectral Representation of Signals | Solutions
    14. Modulation and Demodulation | Solutions
    15. Sharing a Channel: Media Access (MAC) Protocols | Solutions
    16. Communication Networks: Sharing and Switches | Solutions
    17. Network Routing - I: Without Any Failures | Solutions
    18. Network Routing - II: Routing Around Failures | Solutions
    19. Reliable Data Transport Protocols | Solutions
    Background and other readings The following material may be useful as background or augmentation. They are not required for the course per se.