Title :
Binary linearity of linear error correction codes over Z4
Author :
Xia, Xiang-Gen ; Zhang, Zhen
Author_Institution :
Hughes Res. Labs., Malibu, CA, USA
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Multiplications for binary vectors are defined which are consistent with the multiplication on Z4. A sufficient condition for linear (block or convolutional) code over Z4 to be equivalent to a binary linear code is also presented
Keywords :
block codes; convolutional codes; error correction codes; linear codes; binary linear code; binary linearity; binary vectors; block code; convolutional code; linear error correction codes; multiplications;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960955