Stopping Set Distributions of Some Linear Codes

In this paper, the stopping set distributions (SSD) of some well-known binary linear codes are determined by using finite geometry theory. Similar to the weight distribution of a binary linear code, the SSD {T_i(H)}ⁿ _i=0 enumerates the number of stopping sets with size i of a linear code with parity-check matrix H. First, we deal with the simplex codes and Hamming codes. With parity-check matrix formed by all the weight 3 codewords of the Hamming code, the SSD of the simplex code is completely determined with explicit formula. With parity-check matrix formed by all the nonzero codewords of the simplex code, the SSD of the Hamming code is completely determined with two recursive equations. Then, the first order Reed-Muller codes and the extended Hamming codes are discussed. With parity-check matrix formed by all the weight 4 codewords of the extended Hamming code, the SSD of the first order Reed-Muller code is completely determined with explicit formula. With parity-check matrix formed by all the minimum codewords of the first order Reed-Muller code, the SSD of the extended Hamming code is completely determined with two recursive equations