An upper bound on the size of a code with the k-identifiable parent property

  • Authors:
  • Simon R. Blackburn

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Mathematics, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, UK

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Combinatorial Theory Series A
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

The paper gives an upper bound on the size of a q-ary code of length n that has the k-identifiable parent property. One consequence of this bound is that the optimal rate of such a code is determined in many cases when q → ∞ with k and n fixed.