• DocumentCode
    1098578
  • Title

    A new asymptotically optimal code for the positive integers

  • Author

    Yamamoto, Hirosuke ; Ochi, Hiroshi

  • Author_Institution
    Inf. Syst. Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
  • Volume
    37
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    9/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1420
  • Lastpage
    1429
  • Abstract
    A new universal binary code for the positive integers is proposed as a modified version of M. Wang´s (see ibid., vol.34, p.324-6, Mar. 1988) flag encoding scheme. The codeword length of the new scheme is shorter than Wang´s, on an average, for large initial segments of the positive integers. The performance of the new scheme is also compared with that of other universal schemes. Furthermore, it is shown that an asymptotically optimal code can be achieved by modifying the new flag scheme such that the flag length varies dynamically
  • Keywords
    codes; data compression; encoding; asymptotically optimal code; data compression; flag encoding scheme; positive integers; universal binary code; Block codes; Broadcasting; Error correction codes; Gas insulated transmission lines; IEEE Press; Linear code; Notice of Violation; Protection; Size control; Welding;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/18.133261
  • Filename
    133261