Title: Concurrent Coding: A Reason to Think Differently About Encoding Against Noise, Burst Errors and Jamming,
Abstract: Concurrent coding is an unconventional encoding technique that simultaneously
provides protection against noise, burst errors and interference. This
simple-to-understand concept is investigated by distinguishing 2 types of code,
open and closed, with the majority of the investigation concentrating on closed
codes. Concurrent coding is shown to possess an inherent method of
synchronisation thus requiring no additional synchronisation signals to be
added. This enables an isolated codeword transmission to be synchronised and
decoded in the presence of noise and burst errors. Comparisons are made with
the spread spectrum technique CDMA. With a like-for-like comparison concurrent
coding performs comparably against random noise effects, performs better
against burst errors and is far superior in terms of transmitted energy
efficiency