Alternant code
In coding theory, alternant codes form a class of parameterised error-correcting codes which generalise the BCH codes.
Definition
An alternant code over GF(q) of length n is defined by a parity check matrix H of alternant form Hi,j = αjiyi, where the αj are distinct elements of the extension GF(qm), the yi are further non-zero parameters again in the extension GF(qm) and the indices range as i from 0 to δ − 1, j from 1 to n.
Properties
The parameters of this alternant code are length n, dimension ≥ n − mδ and minimum distance ≥ δ + 1. There exist long alternant codes which meet the Gilbert-Varshamov bound.
The class of alternant codes includes
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References
- F.J. MacWilliams; N.J.A. Sloane (1977). The Theory of Error-Correcting Codes. North-Holland. pp. 332–338. ISBN 0-444-85193-3.
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