Online fountain code with an improved caching mechanism

Abstract The original online fountain codes discard a large number of symbols that do not meet the requirements at the decoder. To improve channel utilization, this article proposes a new online fountain code. In the completion phase, the proposed code improves the receiving rules of encoded symbols...

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Main Authors: Yin Zhang, Zhen Zhen, Yuli Zhao, Francis C. M. Lau, Bochang Ma, Bin Zhang, Hai Yu, Zhiliang Zhu
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-12-01
Series:IET Communications
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1049/cmu2.12868
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author Yin Zhang
Zhen Zhen
Yuli Zhao
Francis C. M. Lau
Bochang Ma
Bin Zhang
Hai Yu
Zhiliang Zhu
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Zhen Zhen
Yuli Zhao
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Bochang Ma
Bin Zhang
Hai Yu
Zhiliang Zhu
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description Abstract The original online fountain codes discard a large number of symbols that do not meet the requirements at the decoder. To improve channel utilization, this article proposes a new online fountain code. In the completion phase, the proposed code improves the receiving rules of encoded symbols, that is, the encoded symbols discarded in the original online fountain codes are selectively cached. Moreover, an optimal degree selection strategy of encoded symbols is obtained in the proposed scheme. The valid degree range of the proposed strategy is also analyzed, leading to an upper bound of cached events which eventually limits the number of feedbacks. The theoretical analysis and simulation results reveal that the proposed scheme outperforms two state‐of‐the‐art online fountain codes in terms of overhead factors, number of feedback transmissions, and encoding/decoding efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-3d5eb1531ebb45109f6d60fbe3970f7d2025-08-20T01:58:08ZengWileyIET Communications1751-86281751-86362024-12-0118201813182510.1049/cmu2.12868Online fountain code with an improved caching mechanismYin Zhang0Zhen Zhen1Yuli Zhao2Francis C. M. Lau3Bochang Ma4Bin Zhang5Hai Yu6Zhiliang Zhu7Software College Northeastern University Shenyang ChinaSoftware College Northeastern University Shenyang ChinaSoftware College Northeastern University Shenyang ChinaDepartment of Electrical & Electronic Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong SAR ChinaSoftware College Northeastern University Shenyang ChinaSoftware College Northeastern University Shenyang ChinaSoftware College Northeastern University Shenyang ChinaSoftware College Northeastern University Shenyang ChinaAbstract The original online fountain codes discard a large number of symbols that do not meet the requirements at the decoder. To improve channel utilization, this article proposes a new online fountain code. In the completion phase, the proposed code improves the receiving rules of encoded symbols, that is, the encoded symbols discarded in the original online fountain codes are selectively cached. Moreover, an optimal degree selection strategy of encoded symbols is obtained in the proposed scheme. The valid degree range of the proposed strategy is also analyzed, leading to an upper bound of cached events which eventually limits the number of feedbacks. The theoretical analysis and simulation results reveal that the proposed scheme outperforms two state‐of‐the‐art online fountain codes in terms of overhead factors, number of feedback transmissions, and encoding/decoding efficiency.https://doi.org/10.1049/cmu2.12868caching mechanismintermediate symbol recovery rateonline fountain codesoverhead analysis
spellingShingle Yin Zhang
Zhen Zhen
Yuli Zhao
Francis C. M. Lau
Bochang Ma
Bin Zhang
Hai Yu
Zhiliang Zhu
Online fountain code with an improved caching mechanism
IET Communications
caching mechanism
intermediate symbol recovery rate
online fountain codes
overhead analysis
title Online fountain code with an improved caching mechanism
title_full Online fountain code with an improved caching mechanism
title_fullStr Online fountain code with an improved caching mechanism
title_full_unstemmed Online fountain code with an improved caching mechanism
title_short Online fountain code with an improved caching mechanism
title_sort online fountain code with an improved caching mechanism
topic caching mechanism
intermediate symbol recovery rate
online fountain codes
overhead analysis
url https://doi.org/10.1049/cmu2.12868
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