Optimum cyclic redundancy codes for noisy channels (Corresp.)

Binary cyclic redundancy codes for feedback communication over noisy digital links are considered. The standard 16-bit ADCCPt polynomial is designed for digital links that already have a low input bit error probability. For file transfer between personal computers over telephone circuits, the quality of the resulting digital circuit may be much lower. This leads to the consideration of 3-byte (24-bit) and 4-byte (32-bit) polynomials. Generator polynomials of a certain class are found that have minimum weight and yet achieve the bound on minimum distance for arbitrary codes. Particular polynomials for 24-bit and 32-bit redundancies are exhibited, of weight and distance 6 in the 24-bit case and weight 10 and distance 8 in the 32-bit case.