Author:
Ken Krechmer
Affiliation:
International Center for Standards Research, United States
Keyword(s):
System of constraints, order, Shannon entropy, communications systems, standards.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Hierarchical Control
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Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
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Information-Based Models for Control
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Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Control
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System Identification
Abstract:
This paper proposes that the mathematical relationship between an entropy distribution and its limit offers some new insight into system performance. This relationship can be used to quantify variation among the entities of a system, caused by tolerance, options, specification or implementation errors, independent of noise, impact communications system performance. Means to address these variations are offered.