Coding for the Lee and Manhattan metrics with weighing matrices

Tuvi Etzion, Alexander Vardy, Eitan Yaakobi

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Abstract

This paper has two goals. The first one is to discuss good codes for packing problems in the Lee and Manhattan metrics. The second one is to consider weighing matrices for some of these coding problems. Weighing matrices were considered as building blocks for codes in the Hamming metric in various constructions. In this paper we will consider mainly two types of weighing matrices, namely conference matrices and Hadamard matrices, to construct codes in the Lee (and Manhattan) metric. We will show that these matrices have some desirable properties when considered as generator matrices for codes in these metrics. Two related packing problems will be considered. The first one is to find good codes for error-correction (i.e. dense packings of Lee spheres). The second one is to transform the space in a way that volumes are preserved and each Lee sphere (or conscribed cross-polytope), in the space, will be transformed into a shape inscribed in a small cube.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2013
Pages494-498
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2013 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 7 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2013
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period7/07/1312/07/13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Information Systems
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Applied Mathematics

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