An Explicit Construction of Universally Decodable Matrices

dc.creatorVontobel, Pascal O.
dc.creatorGanesan, Ashwin
dc.date2005-08-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:15:36Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:15:36Z
dc.descriptionUniversally decodable matrices can be used for coding purposes when transmitting over slow fading channels. These matrices are parameterized by positive integers $L$ and $n$ and a prime power $q$. Based on Pascal's triangle we give an explicit construction of universally decodable matrices for any non-zero integers $L$ and $n$ and any prime power $q$ where $L \leq q+1$. This is the largest set of possible parameter values since for any list of universally decodable matrices the value $L$ is upper bounded by $q+1$, except for the trivial case $n = 1$. For the proof of our construction we use properties of Hasse derivatives, and it turns out that our construction has connections to Reed-Solomon codes, Reed-Muller codes, and so-called repeated-root cyclic codes. Additionally, we show how universally decodable matrices can be modified so that they remain universally decodable matrices.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0508098
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cs/0508098
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/133496
dc.subjectInformation Theory
dc.subjectDiscrete Mathematics
dc.titleAn Explicit Construction of Universally Decodable Matrices
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