Title :
The ten-year-old turbo codes are entering into service
Abstract :
In the matter of channel coding and spectral efficiency, up to the invention of turbo codes, 3 dB or more stood between what the theory promised and what real systems were able to offer. This gap has now been removed, allowing communication systems to be designed with quasi-optimum performance. Ten years after the first publication on this new technique, turbo codes have commenced their practical service.
Keywords :
channel coding; decoding; turbo codes; channel coding; communication systems; quasi-optimum performance; spectral efficiency; turbo codes; Block codes; Convolutional codes; Decoding; Encoding; Feeds; Noise level; Random sequences; Redundancy; Registers; Turbo codes;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2003.1222726
