The Engineer's Error Coding Handbook
Error coding is a fascinating subject as much, if not more so, as it is an indispensable part of modem engineering systems. Unfortunately, in a bid to remain general and to create a solid foundation upon which to build, many books on this subject are out of the reach of those with more engineering-based, or non-mathematical backgrounds. This is a pity because in many cases the maths is tractable with few and simple rules. If we are content to believe that it works, and let others worry about the deeper mysteries of how or why, then with a little practice the design and implementation of practical error coding systems becomes straightforward. In this text I have attempted to reveal the useful kernel of the subject, removing the shell of terms and proofs that usually surrounds it. Being somewhat empirical in nature ( an empiricist), and occasionally heard to quote the adage, 'if it works twice it's a law', my explanations take this form. For many, including myself, abstract ideas are often better grasped by practical illustration than from yards of theory.
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The Engineer's Error Coding Handbook
Error coding is a fascinating subject as much, if not more so, as it is an indispensable part of modem engineering systems. Unfortunately, in a bid to remain general and to create a solid foundation upon which to build, many books on this subject are out of the reach of those with more engineering-based, or non-mathematical backgrounds. This is a pity because in many cases the maths is tractable with few and simple rules. If we are content to believe that it works, and let others worry about the deeper mysteries of how or why, then with a little practice the design and implementation of practical error coding systems becomes straightforward. In this text I have attempted to reveal the useful kernel of the subject, removing the shell of terms and proofs that usually surrounds it. Being somewhat empirical in nature ( an empiricist), and occasionally heard to quote the adage, 'if it works twice it's a law', my explanations take this form. For many, including myself, abstract ideas are often better grasped by practical illustration than from yards of theory.
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The Engineer's Error Coding Handbook

The Engineer's Error Coding Handbook

by A. Houghton
The Engineer's Error Coding Handbook

The Engineer's Error Coding Handbook

by A. Houghton

Paperback(1997)

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Error coding is a fascinating subject as much, if not more so, as it is an indispensable part of modem engineering systems. Unfortunately, in a bid to remain general and to create a solid foundation upon which to build, many books on this subject are out of the reach of those with more engineering-based, or non-mathematical backgrounds. This is a pity because in many cases the maths is tractable with few and simple rules. If we are content to believe that it works, and let others worry about the deeper mysteries of how or why, then with a little practice the design and implementation of practical error coding systems becomes straightforward. In this text I have attempted to reveal the useful kernel of the subject, removing the shell of terms and proofs that usually surrounds it. Being somewhat empirical in nature ( an empiricist), and occasionally heard to quote the adage, 'if it works twice it's a law', my explanations take this form. For many, including myself, abstract ideas are often better grasped by practical illustration than from yards of theory.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780412790706
Publisher: Springer US
Publication date: 11/30/1996
Edition description: 1997
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

One Error Detection.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Parity checking.- 3 Cyclic redundancy checking.- Two Error Correction, An Introduction.- 4 Hamming codes.- 5 Error correction using the CRC.- Three Time Domain Reed—Solomon Coding.- 6 Correcting errors in the time domain.- 7 Correcting two symbols.- Four Frequency Domain Reed—Solomon Coding.- 8 Frequency domain coding.- 9 Mixed domain error coding.- Five Packaging the Data.- 10 Block-interleaving.- 11 Multi-dimensional data structures.- 12 Convolutional coding.- 13 Manipulating elements with hardware.- 14 Applications.- Seven Exercises.- 15 Questions.- 16 Solutions.- Appendix A Some primitive polynomials.- Appendix B Solutions to some key equations.- Appendix C Frequency domain example.- Appendix D Time domain error correction in three dimensions.- Appendix E Correcting two-dimensional data in the frequency domain.- Appendix F Example of mixed domain error correction.
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