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SubjectRe: [PATCH / RFC] Shared Reed-Solomon ECC Library
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On Mon, 2004-10-04 at 20:50, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > the attached patch contains a shared Reed-Solomon Library analogous to
> > the shared zlib.
>
> One use would be very reliable CD/DVD for backup. I believe there's a
> freshmeat project which addresses this problem, but a reliable optical
> device certainly sounds easy using this approach.

Most data storage devices use RS codes for data integrity, including
CD/DVD/HD devicesm but the ECC mechanisms are built into the device
itself.
Modems and wireless communication devices use similar but more complex
techniques based on polynomial encoding/decoding.

tglx


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