On Optimizing Effective Rate for Random Linear Network Coding Over Burst-Erasure Relay Links

摘要

This letter proposes to optimize the effective data rate of random linear network coding (RLNC) over finite-buffer burst-erasure relay links. An absorbing Markov chain model is exploited to analyze the expected transmission completion times of using different finite field sizes. Through analysis and simulations, we show that the RLNC effective data rate considering the coefficient overhead can be maximized by optimization over the field size for coding.