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We present an upper bound on the error probability achievable using variable-length stop feedback codes, for a fixed size of the information payload and a given constraint on the maximum latency and the average service time. Differently…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-02-20 Johan Östman , Rahul Devassy , Giuseppe Durisi , Erik G. Ström

Sequential decoding, commonly applied to substitution channels, is a sub-optimal alternative to Viterbi decoding with significantly reduced memory costs. In this work, a sequential decoder for convolutional codes over channels that are…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-02 Anisha Banerjee , Andreas Lenz , Antonia Wachter-Zeh

In this paper, we provide a new approach to the analytical estimation of the bit-error rate (BER) for convolutional codes for Viterbi decoding in the binary symmetric channel (BSC). The expressions we obtained for lower and upper BER bounds…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2022-11-22 Anastasia Kurmukova , Fedor Ivanov , Victor Zyablov

Variable-length block-coding schemes are investigated for discrete memoryless channels with ideal feedback under cost constraints. Upper and lower bounds are found for the minimum achievable probability of decoding error $P_{e,\min}$ as a…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2020-01-03 B. Nakiboglu , R. G. Gallager

This paper explores the design of convolutional codes for varying constraint lengths, focusing on their role in error correction in digital communication systems. Convolutional codes are essential in achieving reliable data transmission…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-10-03 Parag Dhounde , Avinash Bhute

We study variable-length codes for point-to-point discrete memoryless channels with noiseless unlimited-rate feedback that occurs in $L$ bursts. We term such codes variable-length bursty-feedback (VLBF) codes. Unlike classical codes with…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-06-27 James Y. Chen , Recep Can Yavas , Victoria Kostina

While chain-of-thought (CoT) prompting improves reasoning in large language models, its effectiveness in vision-language models (VLMs) remains limited due to over-reliance on textual cues and memorized knowledge. To investigate the visual…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-09 Charles Corbière , Simon Roburin , Syrielle Montariol , Antoine Bosselut , Alexandre Alahi

Data detection of convolutional coded differential quaternary phase shift keyed (DQPSK) signals using a predictive Viterbi algorithm (VA) based receiver, is presented for single input, multiple output - orthogonal frequency division…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2017-10-10 Vineel Kumar Veludandi , K Vasudevan

Feedback holds a pivotal role in practical communication schemes, even though it does not enhance channel capacity. Its main attribute includes adaptability in transmission that allows for a higher rate of convergence of the error…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-03-22 Ioannis Papoutsidakis , Robert J. Piechocki , Angela Doufexi

This paper studies reliability-guaranteed decoding for variable-length stop-feedback (VLSF) codes over correlated noncoherent fading channels. The decoding rule is based on the evolution of the information density associated with a given…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Guodong Sun , Samir M. Perlaza , Philippe Mary , Jean-Marie Gorce

Fine-tuning is the primary methodology for tailoring pre-trained large language models to specific tasks. As the model's scale and the diversity of tasks expand, parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods are of paramount importance. One of…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-01-10 Wenhan Xia , Chengwei Qin , Elad Hazan

This paper explores feedback systems using incremental redundancy (IR) with noiseless transmitter confirmation (NTC). For IR-NTC systems based on {\em finite-length} codes (with blocklength $N$) and decoding attempts only at {\em certain…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-09-04 Tsung-Yi Chen , Adam R. Williamson , Nambi Seshadri , Richard D. Wesel

Decoding of convolutional codes poses a significant challenge for coding theory. Classical methods, based on e.g. Viterbi decoding, suffer from being computationally expensive and are restricted therefore to codes of small complexity. Based…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2009-09-04 Jose Ignacio Iglesias Curto , Uwe Helmke

Motivated by the need to communicate short control messages in 5G and beyond, this paper carefully designs codes for cyclic redundancy check (CRC)-aided list decoding of tail-biting convolutional codes (TBCCs) and polar codes. Both codes…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2023-02-16 Jacob King , Hanwen Yao , William Ryan , Richard D. Wesel

A Viterbi-like decoding algorithm is proposed in this paper for generalized convolutional network error correction coding. Different from classical Viterbi algorithm, our decoding algorithm is based on minimum error weight rather than the…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-02-12 Hengjie Yang , Wangmei Guo

A weakly constrained code is a collection of finite-length strings over a finite alphabet in which certain substrings or patterns occur according to some prescribed frequencies. Buzaglo and Siegel (ITW 2017) gave a construction of weakly…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2024-08-15 Prachi Mishra , Navin Kashyap

Recent efficient sequence modeling methods such as Gated DeltaNet, TTT, and RWKV-7 have achieved performance improvements by supervising the recurrent memory management through Delta learning rule. Unlike previous state-space models (e.g.,…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-12-04 Jiaxi Hu , Yongqi Pan , Jusen Du , Disen Lan , Xiaqiang Tang , Qingsong Wen , Yuxuan Liang , Weigao Sun

There are many tasks within video compression which require fast bit rate estimation. As an example, rate-control algorithms are only feasible because it is possible to estimate the required bit rate without needing to encode the entire…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-02-16 Fabian Brand , Christian Herglotz , André Kaup

This paper presents a general approach for optimizing the number of symbols in increments (packets of incremental redundancy) in a feedback communication system with a limited number of increments. This approach is based on a tight normal…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-02-17 Kasra Vakilinia , Sudarsan V. S. Ranganathan , Dariush Divsalar , Richard D. Wesel

In this work, we present an optimization framework for sparse variable-length stop-feedback (VLSF) codes based on a saddlepoint approximation, which jointly optimizes the decoding configuration parameters. Thanks to the analytical…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2026-04-20 Guodong Sun , Samir M. Perlaza , Philippe Mary , Jean-Marie Gorce