Raptor code¶
In computer science, Raptor codes (rapid tornado; see Tornado codes) are the first known class of fountain codes with linear time encoding and decoding.
Core Idea¶
Raptor code is treated here as the recurring coding theory identity summarized by this source-grounded definition: In computer science, Raptor codes (rapid tornado; see Tornado codes) are the first known class of fountain codes with linear time encoding and decoding. In computer science, Raptor codes (rapid tornado; see Tornado codes) are the first known class of fountain codes with linear time encoding and decoding. They were invented by Amin Shokrollahi in 2000/2001 and were first published in 2004 as an extended abstract.
Scope of Application¶
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Overview. In one approach, each symbol is accompanied with an identifier which can be used as a seed to a pseudo-random number generator to generate this information, with the same process being.
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Overview. In the case of non-systematic Raptor codes, the source data to be encoded is used as the input to the pre-coding stage.
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Decoding. In a concatenated approach, the inner code is decoded first, using a belief propagation algorithm, as used for the LT codes.
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Documented setting. The Raptor codes used in these standards is also defined in IETF .
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Documented setting. Raptor codes, as with fountain codes in general, encode a given source block of data consisting of a number k of equal size source symbols into a potentially limitless sequence of.
Clarity¶
A clear use of Raptor code names the carrier, the operative relation, and the conditions under which the source treats the identity as present. The minimal definition is In computer science, Raptor codes (rapid tornado; see Tornado codes) are the first known class of fountain codes with linear time encoding and decoding.
Manages Complexity¶
Raptor code compresses multiple coding theory details into a stable diagnostic relation. The source shows both the central mechanism—raptor codes are formed by the concatenation of two codes.—and the practical consequence—processes which generate the first k output symbols generate an operation which is invertible. This compression makes cases comparable while leaving parameters, conventions, exceptions, and evidential quality explicit.
Abstract Reasoning¶
- Type the carrier. Identify the coding theory entities to which the claim applies.
- State the relation. Use the source-grounded identity: In computer science, Raptor codes (rapid tornado; see Tornado codes) are the first known class of fountain codes with linear time encoding and decoding.
- Check operation and conditions. This pre-code may itself be a concatenation of multiple codes, for example in the code standardized by 3GPP a high density parity check code derived from the binary Gray sequence is concatenated with a simple regular low.
Knowledge Transfer¶
Within the home domain. Knowledge about Raptor code transfers literally when a new case preserves the same carrier type, relation, and recognition test. In one approach, each symbol is accompanied with an identifier which can be used as a seed to a pseudo-random number generator to generate this information, with the same process being followed by both sender and receiver. In the case of non-systematic Raptor codes, the source data to be encoded is used as the input to the pre-coding stage. Beyond the home domain. No canonical parent is asserted for Raptor code.
Relationships to Other Abstractions¶
Current abstraction Raptor code Domain-specific
Parents (1) — more general patterns this builds on
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Raptor code is a kind of Error-Correcting Code Domain-specific
Raptor code satisfies the defining boundary of Error-Correcting Code: An error-correcting code is a specified set of valid codewords together with an encoding map, channel or error model, distance or recoverability structure, and decoding rule that introduces controlled redundancy so transmitted or stored information can be detected or reconstructed despite an admissible class of errors or erasures.
Hierarchy path (1) — routes to 1 parentless root
- Raptor code → Error-Correcting Code → Encoding And Decoding → Transformation → Function (Mapping)
Neighborhood in Abstraction Space¶
Raptor code sits in a sparse region of the domain-specific corpus (79th percentile for distinctiveness): few abstractions share its structure, so a faithful description tends to retrieve it precisely.
Family — Unclustered & Miscellaneous (2551 abstractions)
Nearest neighbors
- Even code — 0.83
- Generator matrix — 0.83
- Mealy machine — 0.82
- Conjunctive grammar — 0.82
- Randomness extractor — 0.82
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