Abstract: This paper proposes a novel Viterbi-Like successive cancellation (VL-SC) decoding algorithm for polar codes. The algorithm employs the bit log-likelihood-ratio as the “penalty value” within ...

Competition law has long treated communication between competitors as the lifeblood of collusion. The more transparent rivals become about pricing intentions, the greater the risk of coordinated ...

Abstract: Mobile phone utilities and applications often track users’ locations, creating security concerns which is posing a risk to user privacy. Even basic phones can be tracked by carriers.