Network Information Theory (Paperback)

This comprehensive treatment of network information theory and its applications provides the first unified coverage of both classical and recent results. With an approach that balances the introduction of new models and new coding techniques, readers are guided through Shannon's point-to-point information theory, single-hop networks, multihop networks, and extensions to distributed computing, secrecy, wireless communication, and networking. Elementary mathematical tools and techniques are used throughout, requiring only basic knowledge of probability, whilst unified proofs of coding theorems are based on a few simple lemmas, making the text accessible to newcomers. Key topics covered include successive cancellation and superposition coding, MIMO wireless communication, network coding, and cooperative relaying. Also covered are feedback and interactive communication, capacity approximations and scaling laws, and asynchronous and random access channels. This book is ideal for use in the classroom, for self-study, and as a reference for researchers and engineers in industry and academia.

這本關於網路資訊理論及其應用的綜合性著作，提供了對傳統和最新成果的首次統一涵蓋。本書以平衡引入新模型和新編碼技術的方式，引導讀者深入了解Shannon的點對點資訊理論、單跳網路、多跳網路以及分散式運算、保密性、無線通訊和網路的擴展。全書運用基礎的數學工具和技巧，只需要基本的概率知識，統一的編碼定理證明基於幾個簡單的引理，使得本書對初學者易於理解。主要涵蓋的主題包括連續取消和重疊編碼、MIMO無線通訊、網路編碼和合作中繼。同時還涵蓋了反饋和互動通訊、容量近似和擴展定律、以及非同步和隨機存取通道。本書適用於課堂教學、自學以及作為工業和學術界研究人員和工程師的參考資料。