Error control for reliable digital data transmission and storage systems

A problem in designing semiconductor memories is to provide some measure of error control without requiring excessive coding overhead or decoding time. In LSI and VLSI technology, memories are often organized on a multiple bit (or byte) per chip basis. For example, some 256K-bit DRAM's are organized in 32Kx8 bit-bytes. Byte oriented codes such as Reed Solomon (RS) codes can provide efficient low overhead error control for such memories. However, the standard iterative algorithm for decoding RS codes is too slow for these applications. In this paper we present some special decoding techniques for extended single-and-double-error-correcting RS codes which are capable of high speed operation. These techniques are designed to find the error locations and the error values directly from the syndrome without having to use the iterative alorithm to find the error locator polynomial. Two codes are considered: (1) a d sub min = 4 single-byte-error-correcting (SBEC), double-byte-error-detecting (DBED) RS code; and (2) a d sub min = 6 double-byte-error-correcting (DBEC), triple-byte-error-detecting (TBED) RS code

Fifty Years of Noise Modeling and Mitigation in Power-Line Communications.

Building on the ubiquity of electric power infrastructure, power line communications (PLC) has been successfully used in diverse application scenarios, including the smart grid and in-home broadband communications systems as well as industrial and home automation. However, the power line channel exhibits deleterious properties, one of which is its hostile noise environment. This article aims for providing a review of noise modeling and mitigation techniques in PLC. Specifically, a comprehensive review of representative noise models developed over the past fifty years is presented, including both the empirical models based on measurement campaigns and simplified mathematical models. Following this, we provide an extensive survey of the suite of noise mitigation schemes, categorizing them into mitigation at the transmitter as well as parametric and non-parametric techniques employed at the receiver. Furthermore, since the accuracy of channel estimation in PLC is affected by noise, we review the literature of joint noise mitigation and channel estimation solutions. Finally, a number of directions are outlined for future research on both noise modeling and mitigation in PLC

Etude et optimisation des systèmes à courant porteurs domestiques fac aux perturbations du réseau électrique

With the emergence of broadband network technologies like ADSL or FTTH, most telecommunication service providers offer new high data rate services, such as broadband Internet, voice over IP and IP television. The use of indoor powerline systems allows the user to have access to each of these services via any socket in the house. However, the electrical network is not designed for the transmission of digital signals. Moreover, other electrical devices may generate some interference degrading the communication link. This Ph. D. analyses the powerline systems performance in the presence of these limitations and suggests several optimization solutions according to different complementary axes. Firstly, we study the detection and mitigation of impulsive noise, in order to improve the system performance in the presence of physical disruption. Secondly, we develop algorithms liable to reduce the analog to digital converter noise which can solve implementation limitations. Finally, the study explores a better power spectrum, management, in order to increase data rates while respecting regulation constraints.Avec le développement des techniques d'accès telles que le xDSL ou le FTTH, la plupart des opérateurs de télécommunications proposent de nouveaux services à très haut débit, tels que l'Internet, la téléphonie ou la télévision sur IP. En prolongement du réseau d'accès, l'utilisation de systèmes à courants porteurs domestiques permet d'accéder à l'ensemble de ces services au niveau de chaque prise de l'habitation. Cependant, le réseau électrique n'est pas adapté pour la transmission d'un signal numérique et les autres dispositifs électriques connectés risquent de perturber la communication. Ce travail de thèse consiste à analyser le fonctionnement des systèmes à courants porteurs face à ces perturbations et propose plusieurs solutions d'optimisation complémentaires. D'une part, nous nous sommes intéressés à la détection et la mitigation des perturbations impulsives, en exposant des techniques qui ont permis d'améliorer les performances et la qualité de service des systèmes. D'autre part, nous développons des algorithmes de diminution du bruit introduit par le convertisseur analogique/numérique, ce qui permet de résoudre de fortes contraintes d'implémentation. Enfin, l'étude s'attache à définir une meilleure gestion du spectre de puissance, afin d'augmenter les débits et la qualité de service tout en respectant les contraintes de la réglementation