Soft decision decoding of block codesUsing a general decoding technique of Solomon we evaluate the performance of certain block codes on a Gaussian channel. Quadratic residue codes of lengths 48 and 80 as well as BCH codes of length 128 and rates 1/2 and 1/3 are considered. All four of these codes perform quite favorably with respect to the constraint-length 7 rate 1/2 convolutional code presently used on NASA's Mariner-class spacecraft.
Document ID
19790054736
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Baumert, L. D. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mceliece, R. J. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Meeting Information
Meeting: ITC/USA/''78; Proceedings of the International Telemetering Conference