BLOCK CODE

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Information on Block code

A block code is an error detecting codes where the data is formed into blocks and processed to produce additional information, which is appended to the block and used by the receiver to assist in detecting and correcting errors.


Other topics in our resources on Communications Systems related to Block code include: 
 
  • Forward Error Correction (FEC)
  • Error detecting code (EDC)
  • Cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
  • Automatic repeat request (ARQ)
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  • Bose-Chaudhuri-Hocquenghem code (BCH codes)
  • Cyclic code
  • Frame check sequence (FCS)
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  • Convolutional code
  • Reed-Solomon code (RS code)
  • Code-division multiple access (CDMA)

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