A Pragmatic Approach to Shaped Coded Modulation

Abstract

We discuss shaping codes in an elementary way, which is from the standpoint of enumerative coding. Then we show how to combine our shaping methods with a error correcting codes. It turns out that we can easily gain a decibel by using shaping techniques, with or without error correction coding. Finally we describe the combination of our shaping method with the `pragmatic' approach to coded modulation, which can be realized with VLSI circuits that are widely available.

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Proceedings of the IEEE 1st Symposium on Communications and Vehicular Technology in the Benelux
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