Viterbi Convolutional Coding Data Link Error Detection / Correction Method

Developed by Andrew J. Viterbi, a founder of Qualcomm Corporation. fixed decoding time. computational requirements grow exponentially as a function of the constraint length

see also:

• http://pweb.netcom.com/~chip.f/Viterbi.html A Tutorial on Convolutional Coding with Viterbi Decoding
• http://www-s.ti.com/sc/psheets/spra148/spra148.pdf A TMS320C53-Based Enhanced Forward Error-Correction Scheme for U.S. Digital Cellular Radio
• http://www.dspg.com/prodtech/core/article/2.htm

Questions:

• how many error bit can the viterbi decoder can correct?

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