Title :
Distance and computation in sequential decoding
Author :
Chevillat, P. ; Costello, D.J., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Illinois Institute of Tech, Chicago, IL
fDate :
4/1/1976 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The relationship between the column distance function and the computational effort of sequential decoding is studied and the results of computer simulations are reported. A table of

codes having good free distance and optimum average column distance function (CDF) is presented.
Keywords :
Convolutional codes; Sequential decoding; Algorithm design and analysis; Communications Society; Computer simulation; Decoding; Error correction; Information theory; Performance analysis; Welding;
Journal_Title :
Communications, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCOM.1976.1093316