(IC 1.2) Applications of Compression codes
Channel: mathematicalmonk
Date: 2011-08-27

Applications of Information theory and Coding.

Compression algorithms:
Huffman codes, Arithmetic coding, Lempel-Ziv

Error-correction algorithms:
Hamming codes, Reed-Solomon codes, Turbo codes, Gallager (LDPC) codes



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RAID2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RAID2_arch.svg

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RAID6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/spullara/2923859802/


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4G http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Samsung_4G_LTE_modem-4.jpg
Android http://www.flickr.com/photos/fsse-info/4467556870/
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter.jpg
Opportunity tracks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Opportunity_Tracks.jpg
Flows http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Warm_Season_Flows_on_Slope_in_Horowitz_Crater_(animated).gif

Server farm http://www.flickr.com/photos/tjcrowley/2419850566/
Router http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:WRT54G_v2_Linksys_Router_Digon3.jpg
Outlet http://www.flickr.com/photos/el_finco/3498442002/
Dish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dish_1000.2.jpg




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