Title :
Woven convolutional codes and unequal error protection
Author :
Jordan, Ralph ; Host, Stefan ; Bossert, Martin ; Zyablov, Viktor
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Telecommun. & Appl. Inf. Theory, Ulm Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Woven convolutional codes with outer warp are used to construct a generator matrix with an effective free distance vector that is lower bounded by the free distances of the component codes. This enables the construction of convolutional codes with unequal error protection
Keywords :
convolutional codes; error correction codes; interleaved codes; component codes; effective free distance vector; generator matrix; lower bound; outer warp; unequal error protection; woven convolutional codes; Block codes; Computer errors; Convolutional codes; Decoding; Error correction codes; Information technology; Information theory; Linear matrix inequalities; Protection; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7123-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2001.936162
