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Low-density parity check codes over GF(q)

Matthew C. Davey, +1 more
- 01 Jun 1998 - 
- Vol. 2, Iss: 6, pp 165-167
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A significant improvement over the performance of the binary codes is found, including a rate 1/4 code with bit error probability <10/sup -5/ at E/sub b//N/sub 0/=0.2 dB.
Abstract
Gallager's (1962) low-density binary parity check codes have been shown to have near-Shannon limit performance when decoded using a probabilistic decoding algorithm. We report the empirical results of error-correction using the analogous codes over GF(q) for q>2, with binary symmetric channels and binary Gaussian channels. We find a significant improvement over the performance of the binary codes, including a rate 1/4 code with bit error probability <10/sup -5/ at E/sub b//N/sub 0/=0.2 dB.

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Low-Density Parity-Check Codes

TL;DR: A simple but nonoptimum decoding scheme operating directly from the channel a posteriori probabilities is described and the probability of error using this decoder on a binary symmetric channel is shown to decrease at least exponentially with a root of the block length.
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Good error-correcting codes based on very sparse matrices

TL;DR: It is proved that sequences of codes exist which, when optimally decoded, achieve information rates up to the Shannon limit, and experimental results for binary-symmetric channels and Gaussian channels demonstrate that practical performance substantially better than that of standard convolutional and concatenated codes can be achieved.
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Near Shannon limit performance of low density parity check codes

TL;DR: The authors report the empirical performance of Gallager's low density parity check codes on Gaussian channels, showing that performance substantially better than that of standard convolutional and concatenated codes can be achieved.

Good error-correcting codes based on very sparse matrices (vol 45, pg 339, 1999)

Djc MacKay
TL;DR: It can be proved that, given an optimal decoder, Gallager's low density parity check codes asymptotically approach the Shannon limit.