Fast Polarization for Processes with Memory

Boaz Shuval, Ido Tal

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Abstract

Fast polarization is crucial for the performance guarantees of polar codes. In the memoryless setting, the rate of polarization is known to be exponential in the square root of the block length. A complete characterization of the rate of polarization for models with memory has been missing. We consider polar codes for processes with memory that are characterized by an underlying aperiodic and irreducible finite state Markov chain. We show that the rate of polarization for these processes is the same as in the memoryless setting, both to the high and to the low-entropy sets. Thus, polar codes achieve the Markov capacity in many information-theoretic applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2018
Pages851-855
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Aug 2018
Event2018 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2018 - Vail, United States
Duration: 17 Jun 201822 Jun 2018

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings
Volume2018-June

Conference

Conference2018 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVail
Period17/06/1822/06/18

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Applied Mathematics

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