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Overview

An example network in which Network Coding improves throughput

Network coding is an extension of classic network analysis. Traditionally, nodes in a network route packets they receive. However, in the seminal paper "Network Information Flow" by R. Ahlswede, N. Cai, S.-Y. R. Li, and R. W. Yeung, it was shown that higher throughput can be achieved in a network if the nodes are allowed to code their packets.

The following LiNC members are involved in this research area:

• Amin Jafarian
• Andrew Mills
• Brian Smith
• Chong Jiang
• Jared Grubb
• Jery Xuan
• Jimi Wu

Bibliography

R. Ahlswede, N. Cai, S.-Y. R. Li, and R. W. Yeung (2000). "Network Information Flow". IEEE Transactions on Information Theory (IT-46): 1204-1216.

External Links

• www.networkcoding.info, a bibliography of network coding papers and presenations
• Wikipedia:Network_Coding, the Wikipedia article on network coding