Variable-to-fixed length codes are better than fixed-to-variable length codes for Markov sources

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  • Jacob Ziv
چکیده

-It is demonstrated that for finite-alphabet, Kth order ergodic Markov Sources (i.e., memory of K letters), a variable-to-fixed code is better than the best fixed-to-variable code (Huffman code). It is shown how to construct a variable-to-fixed length code for a Kth order ergodic Markov source, which compresses more effectively than the best fixed-to-variable code (Huffman code).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • IEEE Trans. Information Theory

دوره 36  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1990