• DocumentCode
    940774
  • Title

    Coding protection for magnetic tapes: A generalization of the Patel - Hong code (Corresp.)

  • Author

    Blaum, Mario ; Mceliece, Robert J.

  • Volume
    31
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    9/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    690
  • Lastpage
    693
  • Abstract
    Patel and Hong have constructed a code that can correct any track error or two track erasures in a 9 -track magnetic tape. Here the construction is extended to a code that can correct a track error and a track erasure or three track erasures. A generalization is given.
  • Keywords
    Error-correction coding; Magnetic tape recording; Equations; Error correction; Error correction codes; Pain; Protection; Rate-distortion; Upper bound;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9448
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIT.1985.1057098
  • Filename
    1057098
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=940774