Blaum, Mario and McEliece, Robert J. (1985) Coding protection for magnetic tapes: A generalization of the Patel-Hong code. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 31 (5). pp. 690-693. ISSN 0018-9448. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:BLAieeetit85
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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.
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| Additional Information: | © 1985 IEEE. Reprinted with permission. Manuscript received May 23, 1984; revised September 18, 1984. This work was supported by a grant from IBM. The material in this correspondence was presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, Brighton, England, June 23-28, 1985. | ||||||||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | Error-correction coding, Magnetic tape recording | ||||||||||||
| Issue or Number: | 5 | ||||||||||||
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| Official Citation: | M. Blaum and R. McEliece, "Coding protection for magnetic tapes: A generalization of the Patel - Hong code (Corresp.)," in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 690-693, September 1985. doi: 10.1109/TIT.1985.1057098 | ||||||||||||
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