The extensive information capacity of DNA, coupled with decreasing costs for DNA synthesis
and sequencing, makes DNA an attractive alternative to traditional data storage. The …

Efficient signal processing algorithms are important for embedded and power-limited
applications since, by reducing the number of computations, power consumption can be …

The need to transmit and store massive amounts of data reliably and without error is a vital
part of modern communications systems. Error-correcting codes play a fundamental role in …

Fundamentals of Convolutional Coding, Second Edition, regarded as a bible of
convolutional coding brings you a clear and comprehensive discussion of the basic …

The cost of a number of sequential coding search algorithms is analyzed in a systematic
manner. These algorithms search code trees, and find use in data compression, error …

An investigation is conducted of the high-rate punctured convolutional codes suitable for
Viterbi and sequential decoding. Results on known short-memory codes M less than or …

The application of digital methods to satellite communications requires the utilization of
modulation, multiple-access, and coding techniques. This book brings together theories …

The Viterbi algorithm (VA), an optimum decoding rule for a Q-ary trellis code of constraint
length K, operates by taking the best survivor from each of Q^{K-1} lists of candidates at …

In this paper, an adaptive decoding algorithm for convolutional codes, which is a
modification of the Viterbi algorithm (VA) is presented. For a given code, the proposed …

Treats joint source and channel decoding in an integrated way Gives a clear description of
the problems in the field together with the mathematical tools for their solution Contains …