• DocumentCode
    962038
  • Title

    Fundamental limits in information theory

  • Author

    Wyner, Aaron D.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ
  • Volume
    69
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1981
  • Firstpage
    239
  • Lastpage
    251
  • Abstract
    Shannon information theory is in essence a study of "fundamental limits." In this paper we attempt to give the reader a taste of the nature of these limits and of how they relate to real situations in communication.
  • Keywords
    Application software; Cities and towns; Communication channels; Cryptography; Geoscience; Helium; Information theory; Modems; Redundancy; Telephony;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PROC.1981.11956
  • Filename
    1456224
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=962038