DocumentCode
2602266
Title
A truncation depth rule of thumb for convolutional codes
Author
Moision, Bruce
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
fYear
2008
fDate
Jan. 27 2008-Feb. 1 2008
Firstpage
555
Lastpage
557
Abstract
The commonly used rule of thumb of 5 m for the truncation depth of a memory m convolutional code is accurate only for rate 1/2 codes and should be replaced by two to three times m/(1-r) for a rate r code.
Keywords
convolutional codes; convolutional codes; truncation depth; Block codes; Convolutional codes; Delay; Error analysis; Finite wordlength effects; Laboratories; Maximum likelihood decoding; Propulsion; Thumb; Viterbi algorithm;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Theory and Applications Workshop, 2008
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2670-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ITA.2008.4601052
Filename
4601052
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