Title :
A truncation depth rule of thumb for convolutional codes
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA
fDate :
Jan. 27 2008-Feb. 1 2008
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;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory and Applications Workshop, 2008
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2670-6
DOI :
10.1109/ITA.2008.4601052
