• DocumentCode
    929327
  • Title

    A Method for the Construction of Minimum-Redundancy Codes

  • Author

    Huffman, David A.

  • Author_Institution
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
  • Volume
    40
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1952
  • Firstpage
    1098
  • Lastpage
    1101
  • Abstract
    An optimum method of coding an ensemble of messages consisting of a finite number of members is developed. A minimum-redundancy code is one constructed in such a way that the average number of coding digits per message is minimized.
  • Keywords
    Transmitters;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IRE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-8390
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JRPROC.1952.273898
  • Filename
    4051119