MDS convolutional codes
Philippe Piret, Thijs Krol · IEEE Transactions on Information Theory · 1983
Maximum distance separable (MDS) convolutional codes are defined as the row space overF(D)of totally nonsingular polynomial matrices in the indeterminateD. These codes may be used to transmit information onnparallel channels when a temporary or even an infinite break can occur in some of these channels. Their algebraic properties are emphasized, and the relevant parameters are introduced. On this basis two decoding procedures are described. Both procedures correct arbitrarily long error sequences that may occur at the same time in some of thenchannels. Some specific constructions of MDS convolutional codes are presented.