DSP Kit Implementation of Reed Solomon Codes

Abstract

DSP kit implementation of encoder and decoder circuit of Reed Solomon code. Description Reed Solomon codes are a class of linear non binary cyclic block codes. Reed-Solomon codes are block-based error correcting codes with a wide range of applications in digital communications and storage. Reed-Solomon codes are used to correct errors in many systems including:  Storage devices (including tape, Compact Disk, DVD, barcodes, etc)  Wireless or mobile communications (including cellular telephones, microwave links, etc)  Satellite communications  Digital television / DVB  High-speed modems such as ADSL, xDSL, etc. The Reed-Solomon encoder takes a block of digital data and adds extra "redundant" bits. Errors occur during transmission or storage for a number of reasons (for example noise or interference, scratches on a CD, etc). The Reed-Solomon decoder processes each block and attempts to correct errors and recover the original data. The number and type of errors that can be corrected depends on the characteristics of the Reed-Solomon code. Why I chose this topic? Communications is my favourite topic and I always had curiosity as to how communications systems work in our world. While studying communications I came across this topic and decided to take it up as a project