Title :
Flexible Convolutional Codes: Variable Rate and Complexity
Author :
Katsiotis, Alexandros ; Rizomiliotis, Panagiotis ; Kalouptsidis, Nicholas
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Telecommun., Nat. & Kapodistrian Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
fDate :
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
In this study, a method is presented for constructing convolutional codes of variable rate and decoding complexity. Starting with an (n,1,m) mother code, the techniques of puncturing and path pruning are utilized in order to construct large families of convolutional codes of various code rates and complexity. Decoding is performed using the trellis of the mother code.
Keywords :
computational complexity; convolutional codes; decoding; trellis codes; code rates; decoding complexity; flexible convolutional codes; mother code; path pruning; puncturing; trellis code; variable rate; Computational complexity; Convolutional codes; Maximum likelihood decoding; Polynomials; Transient analysis; Convolutional codes; maximum likelihood decoding; path pruning; puncturing; trellis complexity;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOMM.2011.121211.110124
