• DocumentCode
    1401651
  • Title

    Parameters of Goppa codes revisited

  • Author

    Levy-dit-Vehel, Francoise ; Litsyn, Simon

  • Author_Institution
    Gemplus Card Int., Sarcelles, France
  • Volume
    43
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    11/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1811
  • Lastpage
    1819
  • Abstract
    We discuss parameters of Goppa (1970) codes, such as minimum distance, covering radius, distance distribution, and generalized Hamming weights. By a variation on the exponential sums method and combinatorial arguments, we sharpen known bounds on these parameters
  • Keywords
    Goppa codes; binary sequences; cyclic codes; binary Goppa codes; bounds; code parameters; combinatorial arguments; covering radius; cyclic codes; distance distribution; exponential sums method; generalized Hamming weights; linear codes; minimum distance; Decoding; Error correction codes; Hamming distance; Hamming weight; Linear code; Parity check codes; Performance analysis; Vectors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/18.641547
  • Filename
    641547