A Generalization of the Parallel Error Correcting Codes by Allowing Some Random Errors

This paper generalizes parallel error correcting codes proposed by Ahlswede et al. over a new type of multiple access channel called parallel error channel. The generalized parallel error correcting codes can handle with more errors compared with the original ones. We show construction methods of independent and non-independent parallel error correcting codes and decoding methods. We derive some bounds about the size of respective parallel error correcting codes. The obtained results imply a single parallel error correcting code can be constructed by two or more kinds of error correcting codes with distinct error correcting capabilities. key words: multiple access channel, parallel channel, code construction, error-correcting code, linear block code