Fundamentals of error-correcting codes / W. Cary Huffman and Vera Pless.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huffman, W. C. (William Cary), author.

Pless, Vera, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Error-correcting codes (Information theory).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 646 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Fundamentals of Error Correcting Codes is an in-depth introduction to coding theory from both an engineering and mathematical viewpoint. As well as covering classical topics, there is much coverage of techniques which could only be found in specialist journals and book publications. Numerous exercises and examples and an accessible writing style make this a lucid and effective introduction to coding theory for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and engineers, whether approaching the subject from a mathematical, engineering or computer science background.

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; 1 Basic concepts of linear codes; 2 Bounds on the size of codes; 3 Finite fields; 4 Cyclic codes; 5 BCH and Reed-Solomon codes; 6 Duadic codes; 7 Weight distributions; 8 Designs; 9 Self-dual codes; 10 Some favorite self-dual codes; 11 Covering radius and cosets; 12 Codes over Z; 13 Codes from algebraic geometry; 14 Convolutional codes; 15 Soft decision and iterative decoding; References; Symbol index; Subject index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-107-12935-4

0-511-80707-4

0-511-20519-8

0-511-07779-3

0-511-55708-6

0-511-07622-3

OCLC:

271459318