Constrained Coding and Soft Iterative Decoding
Edition: 1 edition
Series: The International Series in Engineering and Computer Science
Publisher: Springer
Published: August 8, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 280
ISBN-13: 9780792374558
Subjects: Cybernetics & systems theory; Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary Science; General; Computer storage devices; Magnetic recorders and recording; Computer Architecture; Computer Mathematics; Computers; Computers - General Information; Engineering - Electrical & Electronic; Science/Mathematics; Design and construction; Computer Engineering; Technology / Engineering / Electrical; Mathematics; Magnetic recorders and recordi; Computer Architecture - General; Computer Science; Coding theory
First sentence: "Soft" decoding refers to the use of probabilistic information as input to a decoding algorithm, as opposed to "hard" decoding, where the input is a sequence of symbols (e.g., bits).