Title :
Even-weighted codes for error detection
Author :
Guevara, E. ; Currie, Robert ; Shiva, S.G.S.
Author_Institution :
University of Ottawa, Electrical Engineering Department, Ottawa, Canada
Abstract :
For a binary symmetric channel, a code V with only evenweighted words performs better than a corresponding code V¿ with both odd- and even-weighted words, from the point of the probability of undetected errors. We derive an estimate of the improvement in the performance.
Keywords :
error detection codes; binary symmetric channel; error detection; performance improvement;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19760199
