Remarks on the k-error linear complexity of pn-periodic sequences

  • Authors:
  • Wilfried Meidl;Ayineedi Venkateswarlu

  • Affiliations:
  • Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey 34956;Temasek Laboratories, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore 117508

  • Venue:
  • Designs, Codes and Cryptography
  • Year:
  • 2007

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Abstract

Recently the first author presented exact formulas for the number of 2 n -periodic binary sequences with given 1-error linear complexity, and an exact formula for the expected 1-error linear complexity and upper and lower bounds for the expected k-error linear complexity, k 驴 2, of a random 2 n -periodic binary sequence. A crucial role for the analysis played the Chan---Games algorithm. We use a more sophisticated generalization of the Chan---Games algorithm by Ding et al. to obtain exact formulas for the counting function and the expected value for the 1-error linear complexity for p n -periodic sequences over $${\mathbb{F}_{p, p}}$$ prime. Additionally we discuss the calculation of lower and upper bounds on the k-error linear complexity of p n -periodic sequences over $${\mathbb{F}_{p}}$$ .