• DocumentCode
    1379305
  • Title

    Bits of information

  • Author

    Zamanakos, A. S.

  • Author_Institution
    U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C.
  • Volume
    77
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1958
  • fDate
    5/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    197
  • Lastpage
    201
  • Abstract
    The paper reviews the concepts of information, channel capacity, and equivocation. The probability of error is used to calculate the equivocation. It is then explained that by coding the original message or signal it is possible to incorporate into the coded message the error-detecting and error-correcting information. The requirements of an efficient code are stated, and the Shannon-Fano code cited as an example. The parity check is explained and the manner in which it makes use of the error-detecting and error-correcting information is illustrated.
  • Keywords
    Bandwidth; Entropy; Equations; Manganese; Mathematical model; Noise; Parity check codes;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0097-2452
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TCE.1958.6372784
  • Filename
    6372784
    • Link To Document
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