Reed-Solomon (RS) Code: An Efficient Error Control Coding Implementation with MATLAB Simulation

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Reed-Solomon (RS) code is one of the most effective and widely used error control coding techniques, belonging to the class of powerful non-binary BCH codes capable of correcting both burst and random errors. This article provides a detailed MATLAB-based simulation implementation of RS encoding and decoding, with practical applications in audiovisual systems and magnetic recording technologies.

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In the fields of communication and data storage, Reed-Solomon (RS) code represents a highly efficient error control coding method that has gained extensive practical adoption. As a non-binary BCH code, it exhibits remarkable error correction capabilities for both burst errors and random errors. This paper presents a comprehensive MATLAB simulation implementation of RS encoding and decoding processes, including practical demonstrations of its applications in audiovisual systems and magnetic recording technologies. The implementation utilizes MATLAB's Communication Toolbox functions such as rsenc() for encoding and rsdec() for decoding, with detailed parameter configuration for Galois field arithmetic and error correction capacity settings.