DocumentCode
927384
Title
An improved upper bound on the block coding error exponent for binary-input discrete memoryless channels (Corresp.)
Author
Mceliece, Robert J. ; Omura, Jim K.
Volume
23
Issue
5
fYear
1977
fDate
9/1/1977 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
611
Lastpage
613
Abstract
The recent upper bounds on the minimum distance of binary codes given by McEliece, Rodemich, Rumsey, and Welch are shown to result in improved upper bounds on the block coding error exponent for binary-input memoryless channels.
Keywords
Block codes; Memoryless channels; Binary codes; Block codes; Convolutional codes; Error probability; Maximum likelihood decoding; Memoryless systems; Sequential analysis; Tail; Upper bound; Viterbi algorithm;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9448
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TIT.1977.1055772
Filename
1055772
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