Algebraic Codes for Data Transmission
Error-correcting codes play a fundamental role in modern communications and data-storage systems. This book provides an accessible introduction to the basic elements of algebraic codes, and discusses their use in a variety of applications. The author describes a range of important coding techniques, including Reed-Solomon codes, BCH codes, trellis codes, and turbocodes. Throughout the book, mathematical theory is illustrated by reference to many practical examples. The book is aimed at graduate students of electrical and computer engineering, and at practicing engineers whose work involves communications or signal processing.