Title :
Bits of information
Author :
Zamanakos, A. S.
Author_Institution :
U. S. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D. C.
fDate :
5/1/1958 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper reviews the concepts of information, channel capacity, and equivocation. The probability of error is used to calculate the equivocation. It is then explained that by coding the original message or signal it is possible to incorporate into the coded message the error-detecting and error-correcting information. The requirements of an efficient code are stated, and the Shannon-Fano code cited as an example. The parity check is explained and the manner in which it makes use of the error-detecting and error-correcting information is illustrated.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Entropy; Equations; Manganese; Mathematical model; Noise; Parity check codes;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/TCE.1958.6372784
