Fundamentals of Error-Correcting Codes

The book offers an original view on channel coding, based on a unitary approach to block and convolutional codes for error correction. It presents both new concepts and new families of codes. For example, lengthened and modified lengthened cyclic codes are introduced as a bridge towards time-invariant convolutional codes and their extension to time-varying versions. The novel families of codes include turbo codes and low-density parity check (LDPC) codes, the features of which are justified from the structural properties of the component codes. Design procedures for regular LDPC codes are proposed, supported by the presented theory. Quasi-cyclic LDPC codes, in block or convolutional form, represent one of the most original contributions of the book. ...

This title covers the fundamentals of error-correcting codes for the non-specialist user, from general concepts through to the most common error-correcting codes applied to bit transmission in packet switched networks and personal cellular systems. It also includes sections on linear blockades, BCH codes and cyclic codes. The work is intended for professionals and students needing a thorough tutorial in error correction....

The Art of Error Correcting Coding provides a comprehensive coverage of the basic techniques of error concealment. It addresses the need for selecting, implementing and simulating algorithms for the encoding and decoding of codes used for error correction and detection. This practical approach uses simple and easy to follow numerical examples to describe the basic concepts of a particular coding or decoding scheme. Basic analysis tools are provided throughout to help in the assessment of the error performance block and convolutional codes of a particular Error Correcting Coding (ECC) scheme for a selection of the basic channel models.* Provides a complete treatment of important decoding algorithms including errors-and-erasures decoding of BCH and Ree...