Abstract
The problem of transmitting information in a specified direction over a communication channel with three terminals is considered. Examples are given of the various ways of sending information. Basic inequalities for average mutual information rates are obtained. A coding theorem and weak converse are proved and a necessary and sufficient condition for a positive capacity is derived. Upper and lower bounds on the capacity are obtained, which coincide for channels with symmetric structure.
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ConverseMathematicsChannel capacityMutual informationTerminal (telecommunication)Channel (broadcasting)Upper and lower boundsCoding (social sciences)Information theoryDiscrete mathematicsTopology (electrical circuits)CombinatoricsMathematical analysisComputer networkStatisticsGeometryComputer science
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- 1971
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- 3
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- 1
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- 120-154
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Edward C. van der Meulen
(1971).
Three-terminal communication channels.
Advances in Applied Probability
, 3
(1)
, 120-154.
https://doi.org/10.2307/1426331
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- DOI
- 10.2307/1426331