Decoding via cross-entropy minimization

Abstract

An intuitive algorithm by Lodge et al. [1992] for iterative decoding of block codes is shown to follow from entropy optimization principles. This approach provides a novel and effective algorithm for the soft-decoding of block codes which have a product structure.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>