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In this chapter, we will present some preliminary concepts which will be extensively used throughout this book. In Section 1.2, we shortly discuss the modeling process of a (high performance) communication system. In Section 1.3, we focus on the concept of modulation and its role in communication schemes. In Section 1.4, some introductory material on error correcting codes is presented, with emphasis on linear error correcting codes. Section 1.5 is a self-contained introduction to information theory, which should provide the reader not familiar with this field with all the basic tools needed to understand this book. In Section 1.6, a short overview of the following chapters is given.
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(2009). Preliminary Concepts. In: LDPC Coded Modulations. Signals and Communication Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69457-1_1
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