Multiple-Symbol Interleaved RS Codes and Two-Pass Decoding Algorithm

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel FEC scheme using multiple-symbol interleaved Reed-Solomon codes and a two-pass decoding algorithm, significantly enhancing burst error correction capacity for communication systems with burst noise.

Contribution

The paper proposes a new multi-symbol interleaved Reed-Solomon coding scheme with a two-pass decoding algorithm, achieving nearly double the burst error correction of conventional methods.

Findings

Nearly twice the burst error correction capacity compared to traditional schemes.

Effective for communication systems with heavy burst noise.

Two-pass decoding improves error correction performance.

Abstract

For communication systems with heavy burst noise, an optimal Forward Error Correction (FEC) scheme is expected to have a large burst error correction capacity while simultaneously owning moderate random error correction capability. This letter presents a new FEC scheme based on multiple-symbol interleaved Reed-Solomon codes and an associated two-pass decoding algorithm. It is shown that the proposed multi-symbol interleaved coding scheme can achieve nearly twice as much as the burst error correction capability of conventional symbol-interleaved Reed-Solomon codes with the same code length and code rate.