Construction and Decoding of Convolutional Codes with optimal Column Distances

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Autori principali: Lieb, Julia, Schaller, Michael
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Pubblicazione: 2026
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author Lieb, Julia
Schaller, Michael
author_facet Lieb, Julia
Schaller, Michael
contents The construction of Maximum Distance Profile (MDP) convolutional codes in general requires the use of very large finite fields. In contrast convolutional codes with optimal column distances maximize the column distances for a given arbitrary finite field. In this paper, we present a construction of such convolutional codes. In addition, we prove that for the considered parameters the codes that we constructed are the only ones achieving optimal column distances. The structure of the presented convolutional codes with optimal column distances is strongly related to first order Reed-Muller block codes and we leverage this fact to develop a reduced complexity version of the Viterbi algorithm for these codes.
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spellingShingle Construction and Decoding of Convolutional Codes with optimal Column Distances
Lieb, Julia
Schaller, Michael
Information Theory
The construction of Maximum Distance Profile (MDP) convolutional codes in general requires the use of very large finite fields. In contrast convolutional codes with optimal column distances maximize the column distances for a given arbitrary finite field. In this paper, we present a construction of such convolutional codes. In addition, we prove that for the considered parameters the codes that we constructed are the only ones achieving optimal column distances. The structure of the presented convolutional codes with optimal column distances is strongly related to first order Reed-Muller block codes and we leverage this fact to develop a reduced complexity version of the Viterbi algorithm for these codes.
title Construction and Decoding of Convolutional Codes with optimal Column Distances
topic Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.20825