Error Control Coding

This textbook is intended for a first course on coding theory. It aims to provide a bridge between introductory courses in digital communications and more advanced courses in information theory, presenting error control techniques and the design of real error control systems. The mathematical background required is kept to a minimum, and the fundamental ideas from modern algebra necessary to understand algebraic coding techniques are covered in one chapter. The text also includes coverage on coded modulation, trellises for codes, soft-decision decoding algorithms, turbo coding for reliable data transmission and other areas. There are two new chapters on Reed-Solomon codes, and coding schemes. Most mathematical problems included in this text are direct applications of material covered in the text.