Title :
Error-correcting codes over an alphabet of four elements
Author :
Bogdanova, Galina T. ; Brouwer, Andries E. ; Kapralov, Stoian N. ; Östergard, Patric R J
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Math. & Inf., Bulgarian Acad. of Sci., Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Abstract :
The problem of finding the values of Aq(n,d)-the maximum size of a code of length n and minimum distance d over an alphabet of q elements-is considered. When q⩽M<2q, all parameters for which Aq(n,d)=M are determined. Methods for obtaining upper and lower bounds on A4(n,d) are discussed
Keywords :
combinatorial mathematics; error correction codes; alphabet of four elements; combinatorial coding theory; error-correcting codes; lower bounds; maximum code size; minimum distance; optimal codes; upper bounds; Conferences; Error correction codes; Linear code; Mathematics; Orbits; Stochastic processes; Upper bound; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2000. Proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5857-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2000.866434