Coding for Data and Computer Communications

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Channel Coding

   1. Error-Control Codes

      Pages 3-34

   2. Check Digits for Error Detection

      Pages 35-58

3. Source Codes

   1. Statistical Methods

      Pages 67-110

   2. Dictionary Methods

      Pages 111-132

   3. Image Compression

      Pages 133-196

4. Secure Codes

   1. Basic Concepts

      Pages 199-211

   2. Monoalphabetic Substitution Ciphers

      Pages 213-226

   3. Transposition Ciphers

      Pages 227-242

   4. Polyalphabetic Substitution Ciphers

      Pages 243-267

   5. Stream Ciphers

      Pages 269-287

   6. Block Ciphers

      Pages 289-309

   7. Public-Key Cryptography

      Pages 311-340

   8. Data Hiding

      Pages 341-363

   9. Data Hiding in Images

      Pages 365-415

   10. Data Hiding: Other Methods

       Pages 417-443

5. Back Matter

   Pages 445-548

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Coding is a highly integral component of viable and efficient computer and data communications, yet the often heavy mathematics that form the basis of coding may prevent a serious and practical understanding of this important area.
Coding for Data and Computer Communications avoids the complex mathematics, favoring the core concepts, principles, and methods of channel codes (for error correction), source codes (for compressing data), and secure codes (for data privacy). The most important approaches and techniques used to make the storage and transmission of information (data) fast, secure, and reliable are examined.
This book is an essential resource for all security researchers and professionals who need to understand and effectively use coding employed in computers and data communications. Anchored by a clear, nonmathematical exposition, all the major topics, principles, and methods are presented in an accessible style suitable for professional specialists, nonspecialists, students, and individual self-study.

• Channel codes
• Digital coding
• Encryption
• Information
• KLTcatalog
• Source codes
• communication
• data compression
• privacy

From the reviews: “The book provides a great deal of information in each of the previous aspects of data coding and communication … . This book is for the general audience of computer scientists and for computer science students and teachers. … Professors … may also find it a useful textbook. Readers who are interested in cryptography, data compression and transmission, digital data representation, or simply a new way of looking at information and data using codes and numbers can learn a lot from this book … .” (Fatima Talib, SIGACT News, Vol. 40 (4), 2009)

• Computer Science Dept, California State University, Northridge, USA

  David Salomon

David Salomon is retired professor emeritus of computer science from California State University, Northridge. He is author of numerous articles and books, including Data Compression, Third Edition, Guide to Data Compression Methods, and Data Privacy and Security.

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