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Binary erasure channel

Known as: BEC, Erasure channel 
A binary erasure channel (or BEC) is a common communications channel model used in coding theory and information theory. In this model, a transmitter… 
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2017
2017
Improving performance of multithreshold decoder over binary erasure channel
The article discusses self-orthogonal error-correcting codes (SOC) for the decoding of which multithreshold algorithms (MTD) are… 
2009
2009
Finite-length scaling of turbo-like code ensembles on the binary erasure channel
A possibility of estimating the finite-length performance of sparse-graph code ensembles gives two opportunities: to compare… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Relaying a fountain code across multiple nodes
Fountain codes are designed for erasure channels, and are particularly well suited for broadcast applications from a single… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Reliable channel regions for good binary codes transmitted over parallel channels
We study the average error probability performance of binary linear code ensembles when each codeword is divided into J… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Optimizing the Degree Distribution of LT codes with an Importance Sampling Approach
Fountain coding principle introduced by Byers et al. in 1998 describes an efficient way to transfer information over erasure… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
On Parity-Check Collections for Iterative Erasure Decoding That Correct all Correctable Erasure Patterns of a Given Size
Recently there has been interest in the construction of small parity-check sets for iterative decoding of the Hamming code with… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Graceful degradation over packet erasure channels through forward error correction
We present an algorithm that assigns unequal amounts of forward error correction to progressive data so as to provide graceful… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Multiple description coding via polyphase transform and selective quantization
In this paper, we present an efficient Multiple Description Coding (MDC) technique to achieve robust communication over… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Information rates of photon-limited overlapping pulse position modulation channels
A direct-detection photon-limited optical communication channel that uses pulse position modulation (PPM) under a pulsewidth… 
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1979
Highly Cited
1979
Improvements in Block-Retransmission Schemes
Consider the case where an n -digit block encoded word cannot be decoded reliably and a second block of n redundant digits is… 
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