Utilization of error correcting codes for data transmission simulations

• Published in: Discrete mathematics Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 155 - 168
• Main Authors: Gennero, M.C., Papini, O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.1985; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Coding, codes; Exact sciences and technology; Information, signal and communications theory; Signal and communications theory; Telecommunications and information theory; Data transmission; Error correcting code; Simulation; Application; Code
• ISSN: 0012-365X; 1872-681X
• DOI: 10.1016/0012-365X(85)90024-X

We present a software program simulating data transmission through a noisy channel. This program makes it possible to simulate simplex or full duplex transmissions of digitalized data, of any type. Through a modelization of the error rate and of the kinds of errors we can simulate transmissions, from submarine ones (error rate about 10 -2) to transmissions via satellites (error rate about 10 -5 to 10 -8). This software operates from one initial file to be transmitted, and from user-entered parameters of simulation. The final results are of two kinds: two files, and several numerical results. The two files are: The initial one transmitted without data protection, and the initial one transmitted with data protection by error correcting codes. The numerical results are: The binary experimental error rate, the binary residual error rate, and the transmission efficiency.