Title
Novel way to research nonlinear feedback shift register.
Abstract
In this paper, we regard the nonlinear feedback shift register (NLFSR) as a special Boolean network, and use semi-tensor product of matrices and matrix expression of logic to convert the dynamic equations of NLFSR into an equivalent algebraic equation. Based on them, we propose some novel and generalized techniques to study NLFSR. First, a general method is presented to solve an open problem of how to obtain the properties (the number of fixed points and the cycles with different lengths) of the state sequences produced by a given NLFSR, i.e., the analysis of a given NLFSR. We then show how to construct all \(2^{2^n - (l - n)} /2^{2^n - l}\) shortest n-stage feedback shift registers (nFSR) and at least \(2^{2^n - (l - n) - 1} /2^{2^n - l - 1}\) shortest n-stage nonlinear feedback shift registers (nNLFSR) which can output a given nonperiodic/periodic sequence with length l. Besides, we propose two novel cycles joining algorithms for the construction of full-length nNLFSR. Finally, two algorithms are presented to construct \(2^{2^{n - 2} - 1}\) different full-length nNLFSRs, respectively.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1007/s11432-013-5058-4
SCIENCE CHINA Information Sciences
Keywords
Field
DocType
nonlinear feedback shift register, semi-tensor product, Boolean network, full-length nNLFSR, binary sequence
Open problem,Nonlinear feedback shift register,Nonlinear system,Matrix (mathematics),Control theory,Pseudorandom binary sequence,Fixed point,Discrete mathematics,Combinatorics,Shift register,Mathematical optimization,Periodic sequence,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
57
9
1869-1919
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
23
0.57
19
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Dawei Zhao119320.38
Haipeng Peng246637.86
Lixiang Li353346.82
SiLi Hui4230.57
Yixian Yang51121140.62