METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN ESTIMATE

摘要

In order to determine an estimated value related to an information unit requirement for encoding a signal, a measure (nl(b)) for the distribution of the energy in the frequency band is taken into account (102, 104, 106) as well as the permitted interference for a frequency band and energy of said frequency band. In this way, a better estimated value is obtained for the information unit requirement, such that the signal can be more efficiently and precisely encoded.