2021/12/22 by Jan Østergaard, Østergaard, Jan
Computer Science · #Cooperative Communication and Network Coding #Error Correcting Code Techniques #FOS: Computer and information sciences #FOS: Mathematics #Information Theory (cs.IT) #Interconnection Networks and Systems #Optimization and Control (math.OC)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2112.11717
openalex publication_date 2021/12/22 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We propose (k,k') stabilizing codes, which is a type of delayless error correction codes that are useful for control over networks with erasures. For each input symbol, k output symbols are generated by the stabilizing code. Receiving at least k' of these outputs guarantees stability. Thus, both the system to be stabilized and the channel is taken into account in the design of the erasure codes. Receiving more than k' outputs further improves the performance of the system. In the case of i.i.d. erasures, we further demonstrate that the erasure code can be constructed such that stability is achieved if on average at least k' output symbols are received. Our focus is on LTI systems, and we construct codes based on independent encodings and multiple descriptions. Stability is assessed via Markov jump linear system theory. The theoretical efficiency and performance of the codes are assessed, and their practical performances are demonstrated in a simulation study. There is a significant gain over other delayless codes such as repetition codes.