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arxiv: 0712.2182 · v1 · submitted 2007-12-13 · 💻 cs.IT · math.IT

Optimal codes for correcting a single (wrap-around) burst of errors

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keywords codesburstcorrectingerasuresquestionwrap-aroundaffirmativelyanswer
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In 2007, Martinian and Trott presented codes for correcting a burst of erasures with a minimum decoding delay. Their construction employs [n,k] codes that can correct any burst of erasures (including wrap-around bursts) of length n-k. The raised the question if such [n,k] codes exist for all integers k and n with 1<= k <= n and all fields (in particular, for the binary field). In this note, we answer this question affirmatively by giving two recursive constructions and a direct one.

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