Author: Stan Eisenstat
Subject: Re: [Cs323] Hamming Codes
Date: Monday, 12 Oct 2020, 19:10:49

    > Message Posted By: Unknown
    >
    > Are Hamming Codes (at least the scheme we discussed in class) optimal to
    > satisfy SECDED in the sense that they require the fewest total parity bits
    > for large amounts of data bits?

The Hamming code without the overall parity bit is
optimal when the number N of data bits and the number
K of parity bits satisfy N = 2^K - K - 1.  I do not know
if it is still optimal without these restrictions.

--Stan-