Linear network coding: Theory and algorithms

Proceedings of the IEEE

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 372-387

  Li, Shuo Yen Robert ^a   Sun, Qifu Tyler ^a   Shao, Ziyu ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Convolutional network coding (CNC); efficient code construction; linear network coding (LNC); multicast; network with possible cycles

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; CONVOLUTION; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); LINEAR NETWORKS; MULTICASTING; PROGRAMMING THEORY;

ACYCLIC NETWORKS; CODE CONSTRUCTION; COMMUTATIVE ALGEBRA; CONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; CONVOLUTIONAL NETWORK CODING; DATA PROPAGATION; FUNDAMENTAL THEOREMS; PRECISE SYNCHRONIZATIONS;

NETWORK CODING;

EID: 79951948823     PISSN: 00189219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPROC.2010.2093851     Document Type: Article

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