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Construction of PMDS and SD Codes extending RAID 5

Information Theory 2013-05-02 v1 math.IT

Abstract

A construction of Partial Maximum Distance Separable (PMDS) and Sector-Disk (SD) codes extending RAID 5 with two extra parities is given, solving an open problem. Previous constructions relied on computer searches, while our constructions provide a theoretical solution to the problem.

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@article{arxiv.1305.0032,
  title  = {Construction of PMDS and SD Codes extending RAID 5},
  author = {Mario Blaum},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1305.0032},
  year   = {2013}
}

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7 pages

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