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Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission - Softcover

Blahut, Richard E.

 
9780521556590: Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission

Synopsis

An accessible 2003 introduction to the basic elements of algebraic codes including Reed-Solomon, trellis, turbocodes etc.

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Book Description

Error-correcting codes play a fundamental role in modern communications and data-storage systems. This 2003 book provides an accessible introduction to the basic elements of algebraic codes, and describes a range of important coding techniques, including Reed-Solomon codes, BCH codes, trellis codes, and turbocodes. Written for graduate students and practising engineers.

About the Author

Professor Richard E. Blahut is Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. He is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and the recipient of many prestigious awards including the IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal (1998); the Tau Beta Pi Daniel C. Drucker Eminent Faculty Award and the IEEE Millennium Medal. He was named a Fellow of the IBM Corporation in 1980 (where he worked for over 30 years) and was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1990.

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