Citation
Abdel-Ghaffar, Khaled Ahmed Sabry (1986) An information- and coding-theoretic study of bursty channels with applications to computer memories. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03252008-093415
Abstract
This thesis is a study of two-dimensional bursty channels from the information- theoretic as well as the coding-theoretic points of view. An information-theoretic model of bursty channels is defined and analyzed using probabilistic arguments. Two-dimensional burst correcting codes are developed. Their combinatorial and algebraic structures are examined. Two-dimensional bursty channels are used to model computer memories. The results of this thesis give bounds on the storage capacities of computer memories if sophisticated codes are used.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) |
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| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
| Major Option: | Electrical Engineering |
| Thesis Availability: | Restricted to Caltech community only |
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| Defense Date: | 23 April 1986 |
| Record Number: | CaltechETD:etd-03252008-093415 |
| Persistent URL: | http://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-03252008-093415 |
| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. |
| ID Code: | 1120 |
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
| Deposited By: | Imported from ETD-db |
| Deposited On: | 04 Apr 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Dec 2012 02:35 |
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