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A weighted-output variant of the viterbi algorithm for concatenated schemes using a convolutional inner code

Une Variante À Sortie Pondérée De L'Algorithme De Viterbi Pour Des Schémas Concaténés À Code Intérieur Convolutif

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We describe a means for weighting the output of Viterbi decoding. At variance with previous similar algorithms, it results from simplifying the optimum weighted-output decoding rule. Simulation results over both the additive Gaussian channel and the Rayleigh fading channel are reported.

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Sfez, R., Battail, G. (1991). A weighted-output variant of the viterbi algorithm for concatenated schemes using a convolutional inner code. In: Cohen, G., Charpin, P. (eds) EUROCODE '90. EUROCODE 1990. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 514. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54303-1_137

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