Abstract
It was conjectured by Koetter and Vardy that if the k characteristic generators of a linear code C are linearly independent, then the corresponding n - k characteristic generators of the dual code C⊥ are also linearly independent. In this correspondence, we prove that the conjecture is true for self-dual codes and cyclic codes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1199-1202 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | IEEE Transactions on Information Theory |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Characteristic generators
- Characteristic matrices
- Conventional trellises
- Cyclic codes
- Tailbiting trellises