DocumentCode
916100
Title
Closing in on the perfect code [turbo codes]
Author
Guizzo, Erico
Volume
41
Issue
3
fYear
2004
fDate
3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
36
Lastpage
42
Abstract
This article presents the history and operating principles of the error correcting codes known as turbo codes. Turbo codes use two encoders at the transmitter and two decoders at the receiver. With this divide-and-conquer approach, turbo codes outperform all previous error correcting codes. They have the ability to send error-free data almost at the theoretical limit.
Keywords
decoding; error correction codes; turbo codes; error correcting codes; error-free data transmission theoretical limit; receiver decoders; transmitter encoders; turbo codes; Turbo codes;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.2004.1270546
Filename
1270546
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