Encoding law

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Short description: Digital communications algorithm

In signal processing, an encoding law defines the relationship between input amplitude and its digital representation, determining the effective quantization step size across the signal.[1] It's not a law, but an algorithm, implementation is typically non-uniform across possible analog signal levels in an analog-to-digital converter system, and can be viewed as a simple form of instantaneous companding.

The best-known encoding laws are the μ-law and A-law encoding laws defined in the ITU-T standard G.711 for use in digital telephony, and still used to the present day.

References

  1. Delozier, John F. (2001). Digital Transmission of Analog Signals (Revised and reprinted 2001 ed.). San Jose, CA, USA: WJ Communications, Inc.. http://www.rfcafe.com/references/articles/wj-tech-notes/digital-transmission-analog-signals-v8-5.pdf.