Signal Processing for Communication Systems
[ratings] Random Interleaver: The Random Interleaver rearranges the elements of its input vector using a random permutation. The incoming data is rearranged using a series of generated permuter indices. A permuter is essentially a device that generates pseudo-random permutation of given memory addresses. The data is arranged according to the pseudo-random order of memory addresses. … Read more
Reed-Solomon (RS) codes are powerhouse error-correcting tools, but they have a specific Achilles’ heel: if a burst error exceeds their correction capacity ($t$), the entire codeword fails. Block Interleaving is the mathematical bridge that allows RS codes to survive massive, contiguous bursts by spreading the damage across multiple codewords. This comprehensive guide explains the design, … Read more
Introduction The Hamming codes described in previous articles are suitable for random bit errors. However, if the communication medium is prone to burst errors (contiguous blocks of bits being corrupted), Hamming codes are no longer efficient. For these scenarios, we use a class of Error Correcting Codes called Reed-Solomon (RS) Codes. Applications of RS Codes … Read more