Talk:Water-filling algorithm

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The content of Water-pouring algorithm was merged into Water-filling algorithm on 2025-07-23. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

This is quite poorly written and hard to understand, anyone with a good understanding of the topic willing to improve?

This article seems at odds with mainstream communications engineering. For example transmit power adjustment in order to compensate for channel losses in a single-input single-output channel would not typically be regarded as an example of water-filling.

Unlike this article, another article water-pouring algorithm on exactly the same topic does seem in line with mainstream communications engineering and has more pertinent references, so it could be a better basis for improvements. One needed improvement is that you should get there when looking for "water-filling", which is perhaps a more common term than "water-pouring". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Contributor7545 (talk • contribs) 12:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with all of your comments. When I get time I make make some changes. Sanpitch (talk) 18:26, 19 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal: Water-pouring algorithm

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The result of this discussion was Merge to Water-filling algorithm. Elestrophe (talk) 04:43, 23 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Related to the above topic: I propose merging water-pouring algorithm into water filling algorithm. Both articles are stubs about the exact same topic, but "water-filling algorithm" seems to be a significantly more common term. Currently water-pouring algorithm has the worse name but somewhat better content, so it would be good to merge that content here as a starting point for further improvements.

I also intend to move this page to "Water-filling algorithm" (with the hyphen) if there are no objections.

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Elestrophe (talk) 04:05, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but merge to Water-filling algorithm instead (grammar).--Srleffler (talk) 06:18, 30 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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