Coding protection for magnetic tapes: A generalization of the Patel - Hong code (Corresp.)
- 1 September 1985
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Information Theory
- Vol. 31 (5), 690-693
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tit.1985.1057098
Abstract
Patel and Hong have constructed a code that can correct any track error or two track erasures in a9-track magnetic tape. Here the construction is extended to a code that can correct a track error and a track erasure or three track erasures. A generalization is given.Keywords
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- Optimal Rectangular Code for High Density Magnetic TapesIBM Journal of Research and Development, 1974