PREFACE. - 1 CHANNEL MODELS. - 1. 1 Introduction. - 1. 2 Channels Without Memory. - 1. 3 Channels With Memory. - 1. 4 Channel Transforms. - 1. 5 Comments and References. - 2 BASICS ON ERROR CONTROL. - 2. 1 ABC on Linear Codes. - 2. 2 Weight Distributions. - 2. 3 Principles of Error Detection. - 2. 4 Combined Correction and Detection. - 2. 5 Comments and References. - 3 ERROR DETECTING CODES FOR THE BSC. - 3. 1 Basic Formulas and Bounds. - 3. 2 Finding the Average. - 3. 3 The Worst-Case Error Probability. - 3. 4 P1e for a Linear Code and its Dual. - 3. 5 General Bounds. - 3. 6 Optimal Codes. - 3. 7 New Codes from Old. - 3. 8 Combined Correction and Detection. - 3. 9 Complexity of Computing Pue(C p). - 3. 10 Particular Codes. - 3. 11 How to Find the Code You Need. - 3. 12 Comments and References. - 4 CODES FOR OTHER CHANNELS. - 4. 1 The Z-channel. - 4. 2 Channels With Memory. - 4. 3 Conclusions. - 4. 4 Comments and References. - 5 PROTOCOLS. - 5. 1 Introduction. - 5. 2 The Main Criteria of FS Efficiency. - 5. 3 Basic Protocols for Decision Feedback Systems. - 5. 4 Protocols With Information Feedback. - 5. 5 Conclusions. - 5. 6 Appendix: Signal Flow Graphs for Protocol Analysis. - 5. 7 Comments and References. - 6 CODE OPTIMIZATION. - 6. 1 Basic Criteria for Optimization. - 6. 2 Channels Without Memory. - 6. 3 Channels With Memory. - 6. 4 Iterative and Concatenated Codes. - 6. 5 Optimization of Protocols. - 6. 6 Comments and References. - 7 CONCLUDING REMARKS. - REFERENCES. Language: English