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Storage codes from binary BCH codes approach perfect efficiency

Asymptotically unit-rate storage codes from binary BCH codes

Abstract: A storage code on a graph assigns a symbol to each vertex so that the symbol can be recovered from its neighbors. We prove that the binary full-parity storage codes on triangle-free coset graphs of primitive BCH codes have rate tending to one for every fixed error-correction capability of at least two. The conclusion also holds for an increasing error budget under an explicit growth condition. The proof bounds the binary rank of convolution matrices associated with polynomial maps. Low coordinate degree forces cancellation in the polynomial representing the image, and a polynomial rank bound converts this cancellation into a quantitative estimate for the storage rate. For the double-error-correcting family over $\mathbb{F}_{2^m}$, we prove that the storage deficiency is $Θ(((1+\sqrt{5})/4)^m)$. This refinement follows from an exact Fibonacci formula for a polynomial coefficient rank and a matching exponential lower bound after finite-field evaluation.

Thu 1 OctInformation Theory
The gist
The paper studies special codes that let you store data on a network, where each stored piece can be recovered from its neighbors’ data. It proves that certain binary BCH codes used in these networks get very close to perfect efficiency, meaning almost all the space is used for useful data as the network grows. The authors use mathematical tools involving polynomials to show how this works and even give precise formulas for some cases. This means better designs for storage that can recover errors while using very little extra space.
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