Title :
Convolutional Codes over GF(q) with Applications to Frequency-Hopping Channels
Author :
Ryan, W.E. ; Wilson, S.G.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22901
Abstract :
We discuss the design and performance of convolutional codes over non-binary fields, with an eye toward use of orthogonal signaling and noncoherent detection as might be imposed by a frequency-hopping scenario. Orthogonal signaling combined with low-rate coding (convolutional or otherwise) has been shown to afford efficient transmission on AWGN, Rayleigh fading, and partial-band noise channels.
Keywords :
AWGN; Additive white noise; Convolution; Convolutional codes; Frequency; Gaussian noise; Hamming distance; Maximum likelihood decoding; Signal design; Signal detection;
Conference_Titel :
Military Communications Conference - Crisis Communications: The Promise and Reality, 1987. MILCOM 1987. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC, USA
DOI :
10.1109/MILCOM.1987.4795160
