Runlength-limited (RLL) sequences are formally defined, and the runlength distribution and
spectral properties of ideal RLL sequences are analyzed. A detailed description is furnished …

The information rate of finite-state source/channel models can be accurately estimated by
sampling both a long channel input sequence and the corresponding channel output …

Since the early 1980s we have witnessed the digital audio and video revolution: the
Compact Disc (CD) has become a commodity audio system. CD-ROM and DVD-ROM have …

I each particular bar code scheme, while the term symbol refers to the bar code label
requires us to first look tion center receiving from and shipping to remote warehouses or …

Two-dimensional magnetic recording (TDMR) is an emerging storage technology that aims
to achieve areal densities on the order of 10 Tb/in 2, mainly driven by innovative channels …

Rapid advances in recording materials, read/write heads, and mechanical designs over the
last 15 years have led to the need for more complicated signal processing, coding, and …

In most data recording systems and many data communication systems, some sequences
are more prone to error than others. Thus, in order to reduce the likelihood of error, it makes …

The classical Blahut-Arimoto algorithm (BAA) is a well-known algorithm that optimizes a
discrete memoryless source (DMS) at the input of a discrete memoryless channel (DMC) in …

We present an expectation-maximization method for optimizing Markov process transition
probabilities to increase the mutual information rate achievable when the Markov process is …

With larger scale wind farm being connected to the power grid, the high-precision wind
power prediction has become an important means which can ensure the safe operation of …