Convolutional codes over finite abelian groups: Some basic results

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Abelian groups provide the most natural structure to represent codes over phase modulation signals. Convolutional codes over finite abelian groups are introduced, and the properties of linear encoders for this class of codes are analyzed. Through the structure theorem for finitely generated abelian groups, this analysis can be reduced to the study of convolutional codes over the ring \(\mathbb{Z}_n\). The concept of encoding group is introduced and compared with the more classical input group introduced by Forney and Trott. In the last part of the paper the state space realization of a convolutional code and of a convolutional encoder is investigated. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0960.00082].











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