Title :
An algorithm to compute the free distance of turbo codes
Author :
Garello, Roberto ; Pierleoni, Paola ; Benedetto, Sergio ; Montorsi, Guido
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Autom., Ancona Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A new algorithm for computing the free distance of turbo codes is applied to the CCSDS and the UMTS standard codes. Results on the free distance behaviour for increasing interleaver length are also presented
Keywords :
concatenated codes; interleaved codes; turbo codes; CCSDS; UMTS standard codes; algorithm; free distance; interleaver length; standard codes; turbo codes; 3G mobile communication; Bit error rate; Code standards; Communication standards; Concatenated codes; Concurrent computing; Convolutional codes; Signal analysis; Signal to noise ratio; Turbo codes;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2000. Proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5857-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2000.866585
