31 research outputs found
Generalization of the Lee-O'Sullivan List Decoding for One-Point AG Codes
We generalize the list decoding algorithm for Hermitian codes proposed by Lee
and O'Sullivan based on Gr\"obner bases to general one-point AG codes, under an
assumption weaker than one used by Beelen and Brander. Our generalization
enables us to apply the fast algorithm to compute a Gr\"obner basis of a module
proposed by Lee and O'Sullivan, which was not possible in another
generalization by Lax.Comment: article.cls, 14 pages, no figure. The order of authors was changed.
To appear in Journal of Symbolic Computation. This is an extended journal
paper version of our earlier conference paper arXiv:1201.624
List Decoding Algorithm based on Voting in Groebner Bases for General One-Point AG Codes
We generalize the unique decoding algorithm for one-point AG codes over the
Miura-Kamiya Cab curves proposed by Lee, Bras-Amor\'os and O'Sullivan (2012) to
general one-point AG codes, without any assumption. We also extend their unique
decoding algorithm to list decoding, modify it so that it can be used with the
Feng-Rao improved code construction, prove equality between its error
correcting capability and half the minimum distance lower bound by Andersen and
Geil (2008) that has not been done in the original proposal except for
one-point Hermitian codes, remove the unnecessary computational steps so that
it can run faster, and analyze its computational complexity in terms of
multiplications and divisions in the finite field. As a unique decoding
algorithm, the proposed one is empirically and theoretically as fast as the BMS
algorithm for one-point Hermitian codes. As a list decoding algorithm,
extensive experiments suggest that it can be much faster for many moderate
size/usual inputs than the algorithm by Beelen and Brander (2010). It should be
noted that as a list decoding algorithm the proposed method seems to have
exponential worst-case computational complexity while the previous proposals
(Beelen and Brander, 2010; Guruswami and Sudan, 1999) have polynomial ones, and
that the proposed method is expected to be slower than the previous proposals
for very large/special inputs.Comment: Accepted for publication in J. Symbolic Computation. LaTeX2e
article.cls, 42 pages, 4 tables, no figures. Ver. 6 added an illustrative
example of the algorithm executio
List Decoding Algorithms based on Groebner Bases for General One-Point AG Codes
We generalize the list decoding algorithm for Hermitian codes proposed by Lee
and O'Sullivan based on Gr\"obner bases to general one-point AG codes, under an
assumption weaker than one used by Beelen and Brander. By using the same
principle, we also generalize the unique decoding algorithm for one-point AG
codes over the Miura-Kamiya curves proposed by Lee, Bras-Amor\'os and
O'Sullivan to general one-point AG codes, without any assumption. Finally we
extend the latter unique decoding algorithm to list decoding, modify it so that
it can be used with the Feng-Rao improved code construction, prove equality
between its error correcting capability and half the minimum distance lower
bound by Andersen and Geil that has not been done in the original proposal, and
remove the unnecessary computational steps so that it can run faster.Comment: IEEEtran.cls, 5 pages, no figure. To appear in Proc. 2012 IEEE
International Symposium on Information Theory, July 1-6, 2012, Boston, MA,
USA. Version 4 corrected wrong description of the work by Lee, Bras-Amor\'os
and O'Sullivan, and added four reference
Feng-Rao decoding of primary codes
We show that the Feng-Rao bound for dual codes and a similar bound by
Andersen and Geil [H.E. Andersen and O. Geil, Evaluation codes from order
domain theory, Finite Fields Appl., 14 (2008), pp. 92-123] for primary codes
are consequences of each other. This implies that the Feng-Rao decoding
algorithm can be applied to decode primary codes up to half their designed
minimum distance. The technique applies to any linear code for which
information on well-behaving pairs is available. Consequently we are able to
decode efficiently a large class of codes for which no non-trivial decoding
algorithm was previously known. Among those are important families of
multivariate polynomial codes. Matsumoto and Miura in [R. Matsumoto and S.
Miura, On the Feng-Rao bound for the L-construction of algebraic geometry
codes, IEICE Trans. Fundamentals, E83-A (2000), pp. 926-930] (See also [P.
Beelen and T. H{\o}holdt, The decoding of algebraic geometry codes, in Advances
in algebraic geometry codes, pp. 49-98]) derived from the Feng-Rao bound a
bound for primary one-point algebraic geometric codes and showed how to decode
up to what is guaranteed by their bound. The exposition by Matsumoto and Miura
requires the use of differentials which was not needed in [Andersen and Geil
2008]. Nevertheless we demonstrate a very strong connection between Matsumoto
and Miura's bound and Andersen and Geil's bound when applied to primary
one-point algebraic geometric codes.Comment: elsarticle.cls, 23 pages, no figure. Version 3 added citations to the
works by I.M. Duursma and R. Pellikaa
Sub-quadratic Decoding of One-point Hermitian Codes
We present the first two sub-quadratic complexity decoding algorithms for
one-point Hermitian codes. The first is based on a fast realisation of the
Guruswami-Sudan algorithm by using state-of-the-art algorithms from computer
algebra for polynomial-ring matrix minimisation. The second is a Power decoding
algorithm: an extension of classical key equation decoding which gives a
probabilistic decoding algorithm up to the Sudan radius. We show how the
resulting key equations can be solved by the same methods from computer
algebra, yielding similar asymptotic complexities.Comment: New version includes simulation results, improves some complexity
results, as well as a number of reviewer corrections. 20 page
Computational Aspects of Retrieving a Representation of an Algebraic Geometry Code
ProducciĂłn CientĂficaCode-based cryptography is an interesting alternative to classic number-theoretic public key cryptosystem since it is conjectured to be secure against quantum computer attacks. Many families of codes have been proposed for these cryptosystems such as algebraic geometry codes. In [Designs, Codes and Cryptography, pages 1-16, 2012] -for so called very strong algebraic geometry codes , where is an algebraic curve over , is an -tuple of mutually distinct -rational points of and is a divisor of with disjoint support from --- it was shown that an equivalent representation can be found. The -tuple of points is obtained directly from a generator matrix of , where the columns are viewed as homogeneous coordinates of these points. The curve is given by , the homogeneous elements of degree of the vanishing ideal . Furthermore, it was shown that can be computed efficiently as the kernel of certain linear map. What was not shown was how to get the divisor and how to obtain efficiently an adequate decoding algorithm for the new representation. The main result of this paper is an efficient computational approach to the first problem, that is getting . The security status of the McEliece public key cryptosystem using algebraic geometry codes is still not completely settled and is left as an open problemThis research was partly supported by the Danish National Research Foundation and the National Science Foundation of China (Grant No.\ 11061130539) for the Danish-Chinese Center for Applications of Algebraic Geometry in Coding Theory and Cryptography and by Spanish grants MTM2007-64704, MTM2010-21580-C02-02 and MTM2012-36917-C03-03. Part of the research of the second author is also funded by the Vernon Wilson Endowed Chair at Eastern Kentucky University during his sabbatical leave
Gröbner basis techniques for certain problems in coding and systems theory
There is much common ground between the areas of coding theory and systems theory. Fitzpatrick has shown that a Göbner basis approach leads to efficient algorithms in the decoding of Reed-Solomon codes and in scalar interpolation and partial realization. This thesis simultaneously generalizes and simplifies that approach and presents applications to discrete-time modeling, multivariable interpolation and list decoding. Gröbner basis theory has come into its own in the context of software and algorithm development. By generalizing the concept of polynomial degree, term orders are provided for multivariable polynomial rings and free modules over polynomial rings. The orders are not, in general, unique and this adds, in no small way, to the power and flexibility of the technique. As well as being generating sets for ideals or modules, Gröbner bases always contain a element which is minimal with respect tot the corresponding term order. Central to this thesis is a general algorithm, valid for any term order, that produces a Gröbner basis for the solution module (or ideal) of elements satisfying a sequence of generalized congruences. These congruences, based on shifts and homomorphisms, are applicable to a wide variety of problems, including key equations and interpolations. At the core of the algorithm is an incremental step. Iterating this step lends a recursive/iterative character to the algorithm. As a consequence, not all of the input to the algorithm need be available from the start and different "paths" can be taken to reach the final solution. The existence of a suitable chain of modules satisfying the criteria of the incremental step is a prerequisite for applying the algorithm