Codes for digital recorders

• Published in: IEEE transactions on information theory Vol. 44; no. 6; pp. 2260 - 2299
• Main Authors: Schouhamer Immink, K.E., Siegel, P.H., Wolf, J.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.10.1998; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Application software; Codes; Constraint theory; Digital communication; Digital modulation; Digital recording; Digital transmission; Disk recording; Error correction codes; Intersymbol interference; Memory; Modulation coding

Constrained codes are a key component in digital recording devices that have become ubiquitous in computer data storage and electronic entertainment applications. This paper surveys the theory and practice of constrained coding, tracing the evolution of the subject from its origins in Shannon's...