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Structure Theorems for Real-Time Variable-Rate Coding With and Without Side Information

Information Theory 2011-08-16 v1 math.IT

Abstract

The output of a discrete Markov source is to be encoded instantaneously by a variable-rate encoder and decoded by a finite-state decoder. Our performance measure is a linear combination of the distortion and the instantaneous rate. Structure theorems, pertaining to the encoder and next-state functions are derived for every given finite-state decoder, which can have access to side information.

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@article{arxiv.1108.2881,
  title  = {Structure Theorems for Real-Time Variable-Rate Coding With and Without Side Information},
  author = {Yonatan Kaspi and Neri Merhav},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.2881},
  year   = {2011}
}
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