A convolutional encoder adds redundancy to transmitted data. Which outcome is MOST directly limited by a severe reduction in this added redundancy?

💡 Explanation

The capacity for error correction decreases because redundancy provides extra information needed to reconstruct the original message when errors occur. Therefore, less redundancy directly reduces error correction, rather than compression or encryption, which rely on different principles.

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