Burst-trapping decoding for correction of both additive noise and deletion errors within cyclic block codes (Corresp.)

A generalization of the standard burst error trapping decoder for cyclic block codes is presented that will correct both a -bit deletion and up to a -bit additive noise error imbedded within a single error burst of length -bits or less. and are design parameters of the decoder and are subject to the constraint . An efficient implementation of this decoder which contains detectors, each set to a specified deletion count is given.