Hideki Imai. Essentials of Error-Control Coding Techniques

Elsevier Inc., Academic Press, 1990. — 335 p.In recent years, error-control coding has been used extensively in digital communication systems and computer systems because of its costeffectiveness in achieving efficient, reliable digital transmission and storage. The use of error-control coding techniques has in fact become integral to the designing of modern communication and computer systems, especially "new media" systems. Some systems could never have been realized without the application of error-control coding; the compact disk player is one example. A working knowledge of error-control coding techniques is now a necessity for anyone involved in the design of digital communications or digital storage systems.
This book presents error-control coding techniques with an emphasis on the most recent applications. It is written for engineers who use or build error-control coding equipment. Many examples of practical applications are provided, enabling the reader to obtain valuable expertise for the development of a wide range of error-control coding systems. Necessary background knowledge of coding theory (the theory of error-correcting codes) is also included so that the reader is able to assimilate the concepts and the techniques.
The authors of this volume are leading researchers in the field of error-control coding and engineers experienced in designing error-control coding equipment. One of the authors is the designer of the error-control scheme for the compact disk player and another designed the error control coding used in the teletext systems of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). Due to this superior combination of active research and experienced engineering, this book provides the most useful approach to the application of error-control coding to actual systems.
This book is divided into two parts. Chapters 2-4 provide the reader with the fundamental knowledge of the coding theory that is necessary to understand the material in the latter part. These chapters are basically descriptive, and every attempt has been made to present the reader a fundamental understanding of the subject.
Chapters 5-8 are devoted to the practical applications of error-control coding in various fields and explain how to design cost-effective error-control coding systems. Many examples of actual error-control coding systems are described and evaluated.
The reader will obtain not only a comprehensive view of the practical applications of error-control coding techniques but also the knowledge essential for constructing efficient error-control coding systems, as well as an understanding of the fundamental concepts of the coding theory. The book is particularly suited for the engineer striving to master the practical applications of error-control coding. It is also suitable for use as a graduate text for an advanced course in coding theory.