Citation
Abstract
This article discusses the performance characteristics of certain algebraic geometric codes. Algebraic geometric codes have good minimum distance properties. On many channels they outperform other comparable block codes; therefore, one would expect them eventually to replace some of the block codes used in communications systems. This article suggests that it is unlikely that they will become useful substitutes for the Reed-Solomon codes used by the DSN in the near future. However, they may be applicable to systems where the signal-to-noise ratio is sufficiently high so that block codes would be more suitable than convolutional or concatenated codes.
Details
- Volume
- 42-104
- Published
- February 15, 1991
- Pages
- 103–108
- File Size
- 291.8 KB