Accession Number:

AD0270748

Title:

AN INVESTIGATION OF SEQUENTIAL DECODING

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

RADIO CORP OF AMERICA BURLINGTON MASS DEFENSE ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS

Personal Author(s):

• WADDEN,W.R.
• JONES,D.M.
• PENNYPACKER,J.C.

Report Date:

1961-11-01

Pagination or Media Count:

1.0

Abstract:

The technique of sequential decoding described by Wozencraft makes possible the practical implementation of error-correcting codes having large constraint lengths. This paper describes another sequential decoding scheme, and presents theoretical results on the associated average number of decoding steps and probability of error. Simultaneous studies of this decoding scheme are currently being performed on a digital computer. A summary is given of the result obtained to date. Author

Descriptors:

• *CODING
• *DIGITAL COMPUTERS
• *SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS
• COMMUNICATION AND RADIO SYSTEMS
• INFORMATION THEORY
• NOISE
• PROBABILITY
• RELIABILITY
• SIMULATION

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE