4 4 8 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 3 0 7 4 3 3 4 7 0 5 2 1 6 6 1 2 5 This is generated by the 1/2 AWGN code (5 7) by puncturing the first (MSB) bit. --> d_free=3 before puncturing: or in decimal representation: 0 7 12 11 3 4 15 8 13 10 1 6 14 9 2 5 by punturing the MSB you get (dmin=3) 0 7 4 3 3 4 7 0 5 2 1 6 6 1 2 5 and by puncturing the LSB (something is wrong with this code) 0 3 6 5 1 2 7 4 6 5 0 3 7 4 1 2