• DocumentCode
    914400
  • Title

    A note on the free distance of a convolutional code (Corresp.)

  • Author

    Miczo, A. ; Rudolph, L.

  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1970
  • fDate
    9/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    646
  • Lastpage
    648
  • Abstract
    A counterexample to a conjecture on the number of constraint lengths required to achieve the free distance of a rate 1/n systematic convolutional code is presented.
  • Keywords
    Convolutional codes; Binary codes; Convolutional codes; Error correction codes; Hamming weight; Helium; Information theory; Knee;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIT.1970.1054510
  • Filename
    1054510