ESSENTIALS OF ERROR-CONTROL CODING

Rapid advances in electronic and optical devices and systems have enabled the implementation of very powerful codes with close to optimum error-control performance. In addition, new types of code and decoding methods have recently been developed and are beginning to be applied. However, error-control coding is complex, novel and unfamiliar, and not yet widely understood and appreciated. This text provides a clear description of the essentials of the topic, with comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of the most useful codes and their decoding algorithms.