Trellis and Turbo Coding: Iterative and Graph-Based Error Control Coding

This book discusses the state-of-the-art in error control coding and its decoding algorithms with a strong focus on iterative methods and their standardization.

Trellis and Turbo Coding: Iterative and Graph-Based Error Control Coding examines error control coding from a present day perspective, focusing on the recent developments of turbo coding systems and their algorithmic foundations. The main aspect of the book is error control, which is the discipline that concerns itself with avoiding and correcting errors that can occur during transmissions, processing, or storage of digital data. Historical results are discussed and introduced along the way to present a complete picture of modern error control coding. Many application examples and industry standards are included to illustrate the use of error control coding, in particular the graph-based systems, which dominate error protection in modern communications devices.

This edition includes:

•  Trellis, turbo, and low-density parity-check (LDPC) coding and polar codes in a unified framework
• Advanced research-related developments such as spatial coupling
• A focus on algorithmic and implementation aspects of error control coding

The authors offer readers a comprehensive and tutorial review about trellis and turbo coding with applications to modern communications.

Christian B. Schlegel currently holds the NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Wireless Information Transmission and Networking at Dalhousie University. He holds PhD and MS degrees from the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Schlegel has authored several books including Trellis Coding (1997, IEEE Press) and Trellis and Turbo Coding (2004 Wiley-IEEE).

Lance C. Pérez is a Professor, Dean of Graduate Studies, and Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received his PhD and MS in electrical engineering at the University of Notre Dame. He co-authored Trellis and Turbo Coding ( 2004 Wiley-IEEE Press) with Christian Schlegel.