Error-floors of LDPC codes

Concepts

EngineeringComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceComputer ArchitectureFault-tolerant ComputingChannel CodingCoding TheoryError Control CodingError-correcting CodesBlock CodesError Correction CodesError Detection CodesLdpc CodesLinear Block CodesLow-density Parity-check Codes

Abstract

We introduce a computational technique that accurately predicts performance for a given LDPC code in the error floor region. We present some results obtained by applying the technique and describe certain aspects of it. 1

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