New error-correcting codes guarantee the fastest possible rate of data transmission
Friday, February 10, 2012 - 08:03
in Mathematics & Economics
Error-correcting codes are one of the triumphs of the digital age. Theyre a way of encoding information so that it can be transmitted across a communication channel such as an optical fiber or a wireless connection with perfect fidelity, even in the presence of the corrupting influences known as noise.