Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard E. Blahut
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:498
Dimensions(mm): Height 244,Width 170
Category/GenreElectronics and communications engineering
ISBN/Barcode 9780521556590
ClassificationsDewey:621.38216
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 27 October 2011
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The need to transmit and store massive amounts of data reliably and without error is a vital part of modern communications systems. Error-correcting codes play a fundamental role in minimising data corruption caused by defects such as noise, interference, crosstalk and packet loss. This book provides an accessible introduction to the basic elements of algebraic codes, and discusses their use in a variety of applications. The author describes a range of important coding techniques, including Reed-Solomon codes, BCH codes, trellis codes, and turbocodes. Throughout the book, mathematical theory is illustrated by reference to many practical examples. The book was first published in 2003 and is aimed at graduate students of electrical and computer engineering, and at practising engineers whose work involves communications or signal processing.