Mondelli, MarcoHassani, HamedMaric, IvanaHong, SongnamHui, Dennis2019-12-052019-12-052019-12-052019https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/163759According to certain embodiments, a transmit node in a wireless communications system includes a first universal rate-compatible polar encoder and a transmitter. The first universal rate-compatible polar encoder is configured for a family of two or more types of channels and encodes a plurality of information bits to provide a plurality of coded bits. The transmitter transmits the plurality of coded bits to a receive node.patentUS10917194US2020235851CN110249559EP3535889WO201808364760543599