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Irregular convolutional code (IRCC)[1,2]

Description

A convolutional code whose parity-check matrix has a variable number of entries in each row or column.

Decoding

Extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) charts [2].

Cousin

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Primary Hierarchy

Classical Domain
Galois-field Kingdom
Convolutional codeECC
Parents
Convolutional code
Irregular convolutional code (IRCC)

References

[1]
M. Tuchler and J. Hagenauer, “EXIT charts of irregular codes”, in Proc. 36th Annual Conference on Information Sciences and Systems (CDROM), Princeton, NJ, USA, Mar. 2002
[2]
M. Tuchler, “Design of Serially Concatenated Systems Depending on the Block Length”, IEEE Transactions on Communications 52, 209 (2004) DOI
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Zoo Code ID: irregular_convolutional

Cite as:
“Irregular convolutional code (IRCC)”, The Error Correction Zoo (V. V. Albert & P. Faist, eds.), 2026. https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/irregular_convolutional, arXiv:2606.11484
BibTeX:
@incollection{eczoo_irregular_convolutional,
title={Irregular convolutional code (IRCC)},
booktitle={The Error Correction Zoo},
year={2026},
editor={Albert, Victor V. and Faist, Philippe},
eprint={2606.11484},
doi={10.48550/arXiv.2606.11484},
url={https://errorcorrectionzoo.org/c/irregular_convolutional}
}
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