Constructs a general \(\textrm{RS}(n, k)\) code over \(\mathrm{GF}(q)\).

Parameters:¶

n: int¶

The codeword size \(n\). If \(n = q - 1\), the Reed-Solomon code is primitive.

k: int | None = None¶

The message size \(k\).

Important

Either k or d must be provided to define the code. Both may be provided as long as they are consistent.

d: int | None = None¶

The design distance \(d\). This defines the number of roots \(d - 1\) in the generator polynomial \(g(x)\) over \(\mathrm{GF}(q)\). Reed-Solomon codes achieve the Singleton bound, so \(d = n - k + 1\).

field: type[FieldArray] | None = None¶

The Galois field \(\mathrm{GF}(q)\) that defines the alphabet of the codeword symbols. The default is None which corresponds to \(\mathrm{GF}(2^m)\) where \(2^{m - 1} \le n < 2^m\). The default field will use matlab_primitive_poly(2, m) for the irreducible polynomial.

alpha: ElementLike | None = None¶

A primitive \(n\)-th root of unity \(\alpha\) in \(\mathrm{GF}(q)\) that defines the \(\alpha^c, \dots, \alpha^{c+d-2}\) roots of the generator polynomial \(g(x)\).

c: int = 1¶

The first consecutive power \(c\) of \(\alpha\) that defines the \(\alpha^c, \dots, \alpha^{c+d-2}\) roots of the generator polynomial \(g(x)\). The default is 1. If \(c = 1\), the Reed-Solomon code is narrow-sense.

systematic: bool = True¶

Indicates if the encoding should be systematic, meaning the codeword is the message with parity appended. The default is True.

Examples¶

Construct a primitive, narrow-sense \(\textrm{RS}(255, 223)\) code over \(\mathrm{GF}(2^8)\).

In [1]: galois.ReedSolomon(255, 223)
Out[1]: <Reed-Solomon Code: [255, 223, 33] over GF(2^8)>

In [2]: galois.ReedSolomon(255, d=33)
Out[2]: <Reed-Solomon Code: [255, 223, 33] over GF(2^8)>

In [3]: galois.ReedSolomon(255, 223, 33)
Out[3]: <Reed-Solomon Code: [255, 223, 33] over GF(2^8)>

Construct a non-primitive, narrow-sense \(\textrm{RS}(85, 65)\) code over \(\mathrm{GF}(2^8)\).

In [4]: GF = galois.GF(2**8)

In [5]: galois.ReedSolomon(85, 65, field=GF)
Out[5]: <Reed-Solomon Code: [85, 65, 21] over GF(2^8)>

In [6]: galois.ReedSolomon(85, d=21, field=GF)
Out[6]: <Reed-Solomon Code: [85, 65, 21] over GF(2^8)>

In [7]: galois.ReedSolomon(85, 65, 21, field=GF)
Out[7]: <Reed-Solomon Code: [85, 65, 21] over GF(2^8)>