Multipermutation codes in the Ulam metric

Farzad Farnoud, Olgica Milenkovic

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Abstract

We present a multiset rank modulation scheme capable of correcting translocation errors, motivated by the fact that compared to permutation codes, multipermutation codes offer higher rates and longer block lengths. We show that the appropriate distance measure for code construction is the Ulam metric applied to equivalence classes of permutations, where each permutation class corresponds to a multipermutation. The paper includes a study of multipermutation codes in the Hamming metric, also known as constant composition codes, due to their use in constructing multipermutation codes in the Ulam metric. We derive bounds on the size of multipermutation codes in both the Ulam metric and the Hamming metric, compute their capacity, and present constructions for codes in the Ulam metric based on permutation interleaving, semi-Latin squares, and resolvable Steiner systems.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2754-2758
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9781479951864
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2014 - Honolulu, HI, United States
Duration: Jun 29 2014Jul 4 2014

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)2157-8095

Other

Other2014 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityHonolulu, HI
Period6/29/147/4/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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