Applications of low-density parity-check codes to magneticrecording channels |
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Authors: | Hongxin Song Todd R.M. Cruz J.R. |
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Affiliation: | Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Oklahoma Univ., Norman, OK; |
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Abstract: | We consider the use of high-rate low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes for magnetic recording. We design and evaluate the performance of a magnetic recording system, which uses an LDPC code as the error-correcting code, in conjunction with a rate 16/17 quasimaximum-transition-run (QMTR) channel code on a modified E2 PR4 (ME2PR4)-equalized channel. Iterative decoding between the partial response channel and the LDPC code is performed. Simulations show that an additional four-dB gain over the QMTR code can be obtained by the LDPC code. The algorithms used to design this LDPC code are also discussed |
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