Title :
A time-varying convolutional encoder better than the best time-invariant encoder
Author :
Palazzo, Reginaldo, Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun., Univ. Estadual de Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
fDate :
5/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A periodically-time-varying binary (3, 2) convolutional code with period T=2 and memory M=1 having larger free distance than the best time-invariant (3, 2) convolutional code with M=1 is presented
Keywords :
convolutional codes; encoding; binary (3, 2) convolutional code; free distance; memory; time-varying convolutional encoder; Convolutional codes; Hamming distance; Hamming weight; Helium; Information theory; Terminology;
Journal_Title :
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
