Patent ID: 7978100
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: G06F,H03M

Abstract:
1. A method for encoding data using a generalized concatenated code technique, the method comprising: receiving first data to be encoded in accordance with the generalized concatenated code technique, the first data having a length, a dimension, and a minimum Hamming distance associated with the length of the first data; generalized concatenation code encoding the first data to generate a plurality of co-sets, wherein the plurality of co-sets are defined by a plurality of outer codes and a plurality of inner codes, and wherein each inner code of each co-set includes a corresponding length, dimension, and Hamming distance; and terminating the generalized concatenation code encoding at an intermediate level in which each inner code of each co-set associated with the intermediate level has (i) a dimension greater than one and (ii) a Hamming distance that is finite.