%0 Journal Article %A Abhijit Mitra %D 2008 %J International Journal of Electronics and Communication Engineering %B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology %I Open Science Index 21, 2008 %T On the Construction of m-Sequences via Primitive Polynomials with a Fast Identification Method %U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2641 %V 21 %X The paper provides an in-depth tutorial of mathematical construction of maximal length sequences (m-sequences) via primitive polynomials and how to map the same when implemented in shift registers. It is equally important to check whether a polynomial is primitive or not so as to get proper m-sequences. A fast method to identify primitive polynomials over binary fields is proposed where the complexity is considerably less in comparison with the standard procedures for the same purpose. %P 1991 - 1996