Construction of sequences with high nonlinear complexity from a generalization of the Hermitian function field

Abstract: For $r \geq 1$ an odd integer, we provide a sequence from the function field $\mathcal{F}{q, r}$ of the maximal curve over $\mathbb{F}{q^{2r}}$ defined by the affine equation $y^q+y=x^{q^r + 1}$. This sequence has high nonlinear complexity, and this fact comes from the existence of a rational function on $\mathcal{F}_{q, r}$ with pole divisor of small degree, and support in certain $q$ rational places.