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This chapter discusses coding algorithms that add extra bits to data in order to protect it against errors and loss. The highlight is a quite recent finding that coding algorithms can be used to increase the capacity of a network. This trick is called networking coding and it is a hot research area today.
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Mitzenmacher, M. (2011). Codes - Protecting Data Against Errors and Loss. In: Vöcking, B., et al. Algorithms Unplugged. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15328-0_21
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