V7a: Introduction to Reed-Solomon codes (Error-Correcting Codes)

An introduction to error-correcting codes (with Alfred Menezes).

Topics covered: definition of a Reed-Solomon code, burst error correcting capability.

Slides
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Slide 171: Definition of a Reed-Solomon code
03:14 Slide 172: Example of a Reed-Solomon code
06:09 Slide 173: Distance of a Reed-Solomon code
08:34 Slide 174: RS codes have good (cyclic) burst error correcting capability
10:44 Slide 175: Cyclic burst error correcting capability of a RS code over GF(2^r)
14:30 Coming Up