Codes, Graphs, and Systems -

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Résumé :
Foreword by James L. Massey. Codes, Graphs, and Systems is an excellent reference for both academic researchers and professional engineers working in the fields of communications and signal processing. A collection of contributions from world-renowned experts in coding theory, information theory, and signal processing, the book provides a broad perspective on contemporary research in these areas. Survey articles are also included. Specific topics covered include convolutional codes and turbo codes; detection and equalization; modems; physics and information theory; lattices and geometry; and behaviors and codes on graphs. Codes, Graphs, and Systems is a tribute to the leadership and profound influence of G. David Forney, Jr. The 35 contributors to the volume have assembled their work in his honor.

Sommaire:
I Convolutional Codes, Turbo Codes, and Other Words of Wisdom.- The Mutations of Convolutional Coding (Around the Trellis).- Heavy Tails, Phase Transitions, and the Nature of Cutoff.- Concatenated Codes with Convolutional Inner Codes.- Equivalence of Systematic and Nonsystematic Convolutional Encoders.- Systematic Bits are Better and No Buts About It.- II Detection and Equalization.- Sequence Detection: Backward and Forward in Time.- Least Squares and Kalman Filtering on Forney Graphs.- Iterative Algorithms for Maximum Likelihood Sequence Detection.- III Modems.- V.92: The Final Chapter in the Never-ending Story of Dial-up Modems.- Modems to Mars.- Existence of Good Codes with Low Peak-to-Average Power Ratios.- IV Physics and Information Theory.- On Synchronization and ISI for Jammed Timing Channels.- Decoding Only the Strongest CDMA Users.- Power Limited Channels: Coding, Multiaccess, and Spread Spectrum.- Recursive Construction of Multi-Channel Transmission Lines.- On the Capacity of Multimode Optical Fibers.- Huffman Shaping.- V Lattices and Geometry.- Lattices and Cryptography.- A Simple Construction for the Barnes-Wall Lattices.- VI Behaviors and Codes on Graphs.- Minimal Bases of Rational Vector Spaces and their Importance.- Finite Geometry Low Density Parity-Check Codes.- The Tetrahedral Golay Code.- On the Representation of Codes in Forney Graphs.