SPECTRE: short packet communication toolbox
A toolbox for the computation of achievability and converse bound in finite blocklength information theory
Dec 21, 2014
Shannon theory describes fundamental limits of communication andÂ
compression systems.Â
Classic closed-form results (such as the well known log(1 + SNR) formula) apply only to the regime of infinite blocklength (infinite packet size/ infinite delay).
For finite blocklengths, no closed-form results are usually obtainable,Â
but there exist tight upper and lower bounds on fundamental limits, as well as approximations.
The idea behind the SPECTRE project is to create a toolbox thatÂ
provides numerical routines for the computation of these bounds and these approximations.
The current version of the toolbox is available on github at the following url:
https://github.com/yp-mit/spectre.git
The toolbox is under development and the participation of ²¹»å»å¾±³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô²¹±ôÌý members of the information and communication theory communities to this endeavor is warmly welcomed!Â
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