DocumentCode
1431194
Title
Error-correcting capabilities of multilevel block codes: an upper bound
Author
Bell, D.A.
Author_Institution
University of Hull, Department of Electronic Engineering, Kingston upon Hull, UK
Volume
120
Issue
6
fYear
1973
fDate
6/1/1973 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
621
Lastpage
622
Abstract
An upper bound of the Hamming or sphere-packing type that can never be exceeded can be applied to multilevel codes. Examples are given for quaternary and decimal codes, both for whole-digit errors and for nearest-place errors. A single-error-correcting decimal code is constructed.
Keywords
error correction codes; Hamming type upper limit; decimal codes; error correcting capabilities; multilevel block codes; nearest place errors; quaternary codes; whole digit errors;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the Institution of
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0020-3270
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/piee.1973.0136
Filename
5251260
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