Information Theory and Coding > Channel Capacity > What is the Mutual Information of a BSC channel?

Mutual Information of a BSC channel

Mutual information of a BSC can be expressed by as follows:

Let

  w = P(a = 0) => probability that a 0 is transmitted

  q = P (b=1 / a = 0) => bit error probability

Hence

Prev

Binary Erasure Channel (BEC)

Next

What is Channel Coding and why channel coding is important?

Feedback

Submit