A convolution formula for time-invariant linear communication systems (Q4238741)

For every linear and time-invariant time-discrete (communication) system \(T\): \(\ell^\infty \to\ell^\infty\), formally, the following convolution formula can be derived: \[ (Tf)(n)= \sum_{k\in\mathbb{Z}} h(n-k)f(k), \quad n\in\mathbb{Z},\;f\in\ell^\infty, \] where \(h=T \delta\) is the delta impulse response. The paper is concerned with the question under which assumption linear and time-invariant time-discrete systems \(T:\ell^\infty \to \ell^\infty\) can be characterized by this formula. For this purpose a convolution formula is derived in a more general situation which also leads to a well-known convolution formula in the time-continuous case.