(1) School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland;(2) Department of Mathematics and Statistics, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-7720, USA
Abstract:
In traditional algebraic coding theory the linear-programming bound is one of the most powerful and restrictive bounds for the existence of both linear and non-linear codes. This article develops a linear-programming bound for block codes on finite Frobenius rings. An erratum to this article can be found at