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The Berlekamp-Massey Algorithm and the Euclidean Algorithm: a Closer Link

Information Theory 2009-08-18 v1 Discrete Mathematics math.IT

Abstract

The two primary decoding algorithms for Reed-Solomon codes are the Berlekamp-Massey algorithm and the Sugiyama et al. adaptation of the Euclidean algorithm, both designed to solve a key equation. In this article an alternative version of the key equation and a new way to use the Euclidean algorithm to solve it are presented, which yield the Berlekamp-Massey algorithm. This results in a new, simpler, and compacter presentation of the Berlekamp-Massey algorithm.

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@article{arxiv.0908.2198,
  title  = {The Berlekamp-Massey Algorithm and the Euclidean Algorithm: a Closer Link},
  author = {Maria Bras-Amorós and Michael E. O'Sullivan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.2198},
  year   = {2009}
}
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