Download or read book Reed-Solomon Codes and Their Applications written by IEEE Communications Society and published by Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE). This book was released on 1994 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reed-Solomon codes provide critical error control for many different types of digital communications systems, including those on the Voyager spacecraft and in CD players. This collection of 13 articles from leading researchers in the field provides a comprehensive overview of the history and practical applications--some never before published--of these important codes.