Reed-Solomon error correction
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Reed-Solomon error correction is an algorithm used to correct errors through the use of "check symbols" added to the data being encoded. It is used in many things from CDs to barcodes.[1]
Software using Reed-Solomon error correction
- BlockHashLoc (.bhl)
- Blockyarchive/blkar (.ecsbx)
- DVDisaster Error Correction File (.ecc)
- ICE ECC (.ecc)
- Mono (.mono)
- Parity Volume Set / Parchive (.par, .par2, .par3, pa3, .p??)
- Recovery Star
- RockFAT
- rsbep (.shielded, .frozen.RS)
- RSC32 (.RSC32, .RSE32)
- rscode-correction (.rsecc)
- SeqBox (.sbx)
Links
- Reed-Solomon error correction (Wikipedia)
- Reed-Solomon codec implemented in Python
- Error correction with Reed-Solomon page 1 - DrDobbs - Internet Archive copy
- Error correction with Reed-Solomon page 2 - DrDobbs - Internet Archive copy
