On duals and parity-checks of convolutional codes over Z p r

A convolutional code C over Z_{p^r}((D)) is a Z_{p^r}((D))-submodule of Z_{p^r}^n((D)) that admits a polynomial set of generators, where Z_{p^r}((D)) stands for the ring of (semi-infinity) Laurent series. In this paper we study several structural properties of its dual C^{\perp} . We use these resul...

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Main Author: El Oued, Mohamed (author)
Other Authors: Napp, Diego (author), Pinto, Raquel (author), Toste, Marisa (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/25975
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/25975
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Summary:A convolutional code C over Z_{p^r}((D)) is a Z_{p^r}((D))-submodule of Z_{p^r}^n((D)) that admits a polynomial set of generators, where Z_{p^r}((D)) stands for the ring of (semi-infinity) Laurent series. In this paper we study several structural properties of its dual C^{\perp} . We use these results to provide a constructive algorithm to build an explicit generator matrix of C^{\perp}. Moreover, we show that the transpose of such a matrix is a parity-check matrix (also called syndrome former) of C.