Hamming it Up One Bit at a Time: Error- Correcting Codes and Applications to Satellite Communications
Faculty Mentor Name
Angelynn Álvarez, Rosa Szurgot
Format Preference
Poster
Abstract
Error-correcting codes are essential for reliable data transmission and storage in noisy and error-prone environments. This work focuses on satellite communication systems, where cosmic radiation, weak and noisy transmission channels, and intermittent outages lead to bit flips, burst errors, and data loss. Error-correcting codes such as Reed–Solomon and locally recoverable codes are essential for preserving telemetry, scientific data, control signals, and onboard storage reliability.
This research investigates modern coding techniques, including locally recoverable codes and algebraic geometric constructions, and evaluates their performance under realistic satellite error models. Through simulations, comparative analyses, and computational implementations, this work aims to better understand how error-correcting codes can improve the reliability and efficiency of satellite communication systems.
Hamming it Up One Bit at a Time: Error- Correcting Codes and Applications to Satellite Communications
Error-correcting codes are essential for reliable data transmission and storage in noisy and error-prone environments. This work focuses on satellite communication systems, where cosmic radiation, weak and noisy transmission channels, and intermittent outages lead to bit flips, burst errors, and data loss. Error-correcting codes such as Reed–Solomon and locally recoverable codes are essential for preserving telemetry, scientific data, control signals, and onboard storage reliability.
This research investigates modern coding techniques, including locally recoverable codes and algebraic geometric constructions, and evaluates their performance under realistic satellite error models. Through simulations, comparative analyses, and computational implementations, this work aims to better understand how error-correcting codes can improve the reliability and efficiency of satellite communication systems.