Error-correcting codes
a. Error-correcting codes are normally represented by the pair (n, k). What is the meaning of n and k?
b. What is the meaning of rate of a code? Write its expression as a function of n and k.
c. Suppose that the minimum Hamming distance between the codewords of a certain code is dmin = How many errors can it correct and how many errors can it detect?
d. Repeat part (c) for dmin = 6. 5.