Advances in Communications: Volume I of a selection of papers from INFO II, the Second International Conference on Information Sciences and Systems, University of Patras, Greece, July 9–14, 1979

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Generalized Information and Natural (FUZZY) Language....Pages 3-10
Distortion-Rate Theory and Filtering....Pages 11-15
Asymptotically Mean Stationary Sources and Channels....Pages 16-21
An Information Theory Approach to the Approximation of Functions....Pages 22-29
Uncertainty and Entropy-Quantum Information Systems....Pages 30-38
The Reduction of the Wave-Function and the Reduction of Entropy....Pages 39-44
On Some Functional Equations from Additive and Nonadditive Measures - II....Pages 45-50
Information and Complex Systems....Pages 51-58
The Evolution of Entropy and of Other Statistical Parameters of Written Greek....Pages 59-68
Statistical and Non Statistical Measures of Information....Pages 69-76
Storage Versus Performance Exchange in Probabilistic Question-Answering Systems....Pages 77-80
Spectral Properties of Bipolar Line Codes with Zero Extraction....Pages 81-88
Analysis and Design of an Error Correction Code for a Linear Delta Modulation System....Pages 89-95
The Entropy of Written Italian....Pages 96-100
Cutoff Rates when Decoding with Approximate Channel Statistics....Pages 101-110
Characterization and Performance Evaluation of a (56,28) Code....Pages 111-116
Weight Distribution of Some Cyclic Codes of MacWilliams....Pages 117-122
On Weakly Prefix Subsemigroups of a Free Semigroup....Pages 123-129
A Cellular Approach for the Implementation of Digital Signal Processing Algorithms....Pages 130-137
A Method for Obtaining Second-Order Digital Filter Structures with Prescribed Pole-Zero Quantization Errors....Pages 138-145
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Normalized Gradient Algorithms for Adaptive Recursive Digital Filters....Pages 146-155
A Class of Second-Order Digital Filters Characterized by Very Small Pole Displacements Due to Parameter Quantization....Pages 156-164
Improvement of the Reconstruction and Control of the Compressor Output....Pages 165-172
Two-Dimensional Digital Filtering. Basic Considerations and Subroutines for Implementation....Pages 173-182
Frequency Response of Multi-Dimensional Linear Phase FIR Digital Filters....Pages 183-191
Multi-Dimensional Digital Windows....Pages 192-199
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Cyclo-Ergodicity, Part I: Application to Spectral Extraction....Pages 203-209
Asymptotic Inference in Continuous Time Markov Processes....Pages 210-217
Transmultiplexing: Factors Influencing the Design of TDM to FDM Conversion....Pages 218-225
Realisable Data Transmission Filters with Optimal Properties....Pages 226-231
Synchronization Strategies in Digital Data Communication....Pages 232-237
On Some Polling Strategies....Pages 238-244
A Digital Transmitter and Receiver for Automatic Monitoring of Changes in the State of a Group of Switches....Pages 245-252
Switched Polarity DPLL’s for PSK Demodulation....Pages 253-260
Combination of the Duobinary Technique with FM for Achieving High Bit Transmission Rates....Pages 261-268
Signal Parameter Optimization for the Impulsive Noise Channel....Pages 269-281
Hybrid Correlator Based on Exponential Delta Sigma Modulation....Pages 282-288
The Design of a Broadband Delta Modulator with Optimum Performance....Pages 289-296
A New Protocol for a Distributed Loop Communication Network....Pages 297-304
Fiber Optics vs. Conventional Transmission Lines in Distance Communication Systems....Pages 305-312
Front Matter....Pages 201-201
Distributed Processing Network Survivability....Pages 313-320
Information Theoretic Approximations for M/G/1 Queuing Systems....Pages 321-332
Queuing Analysis of Random Access Protocols....Pages 333-340
Sharing a Processor for Monitoring Changes in Quality of Several Communication Links....Pages 341-346
Adaptive Bifurcated Routing Algorithm with Threshold....Pages 347-356
Congestion Avoidance in Hierarchical Packet Switched Networks....Pages 357-366
Congestion Control in Packet Networks....Pages 367-376
Congestion Control Techniques for Packet Networks....Pages 377-385
Routing and Flow Control in Virtual Circuit Networks....Pages 386-394
Towards a Unified Definition of Traffic Control in Communications Networks....Pages 395-408
An Information Theoretic Approximation for Modelling Computer Network Nodal Queuing Delay: A Congestion Measure....Pages 409-416
In-Orbit Measurements of the RF Subsystem of Communications Satellites....Pages 417-430
Multiple Access and Location Performance of the Tiros-N Data Collection System....Pages 431-436
Synchronization and Synchronous Oscillators....Pages 437-448
Front Matter....Pages 449-449
Relevance of a Posteriori Probability Errors in Bayesian Classification....Pages 451-456
A Spatial Filtering Technique for MSS Unsupervised Classification Problems....Pages 457-464
Factor Analysis and Clustering....Pages 465-469
A Methodology for Graphical Identification....Pages 470-477
Transmission Line Protection Using Pattern Classification Techniques....Pages 478-484
Field Boundary Location by Pattern Recognition Methods....Pages 485-489
Front Matter....Pages 449-449
A Case of Speaker Identification....Pages 490-497
Prediction and Verification of Hypotheses in a Speech Recognition System....Pages 498-505
Synthesis of Greek Speech with Elementary Speech Segments....Pages 506-515
Back Matter....Pages 517-524