Title :
A Reed-Solomon decoding algorithm for correcting bursts of erasures in real-time data in packet switched networks
Author :
Versfeld, D.J.J. ; Ferreira, H.C. ; Helberg, A.S.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Rand Afrikaans Univ., Auckland Park, South Africa
Abstract :
In some networks, data packets either arrive without any bit errors, or one or more packets are lost, with packet switched networks as one of the most evident examples. With real-time data, the delay introduced while recovering from these losses can have a great influence on the quality of service of the application. The paper introduces a decoding algorithm that can recover from bursts of erasures by utilizing cyclic Reed-Solomon codes.
Keywords :
Reed-Solomon codes; data communication; decoding; delays; error correction; quality of service; QoS; Reed-Solomon decoding algorithm; cyclic Reed-Solomon codes; delay; erasure bursts; erasure correction; packet switched networks; quality of service; real-time data; Africa; Decoding; Delay; Encoding; Error correction; Error correction codes; Forward error correction; Intelligent networks; Packet switching; Reed-Solomon codes;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory Workshop, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7799-0
DOI :
10.1109/ITW.2003.1216694
