Title :
Use of redundant bits for magnetic recording: single-Parity codes and Reed-Solomon error-correcting code
Author :
Keirn, Z.A. ; Krachkovsky, Victor Y. ; Haratsch, Erich F. ; Burger, Harley
Author_Institution :
Agere Syst., Longmont, CO, USA
Abstract :
The performance of single-parity codes used in conjunction with the Reed-Solomon error-correcting code (ECC) is investigated. Specifically, the tradeoff between simply increasing ECC power instead of using a parity code is explored.
Keywords :
error correction; magnetic recording; parity check codes; Reed-Solomon error-correcting code; magnetic recording; redundant bits; single-Parity codes; Bit error rate; Concatenated codes; Decoding; Disk drives; Disk recording; Error correction codes; Failure analysis; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic recording; Manufacturing;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2003.821192
