Modulation - forward error correction (mfec) codes and methods of constructing and utilizing the same

A tangible computer readable medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:

• selecting an existing binary block base code;
• deriving a sub-code from the existing base code, having properties indicated by disparity bound, run-length limit and minimum distance;
• ascertaining a plurality of codewords and control characters from within the sub-code;
• encoding Messages to be transmitted with at least one codeword from the plurality of codewords;
• and
• transmitting codewords from a transmitter to a receiver.

A system for utilizing bounded-disparity run-length-limited forward error correction transmission codes comprising:

• a transmitter for transmitting Messages;
• a receiver for receiving Messages;
• an encoder located with the transmitter, the encoder comprising a tangible computer readable medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement:
• selecting an existing binary block base code;
• deriving a sub-code from the existing base code, having properties indicated by disparity bound, run-length limit and minimum distance;
• ascertaining a plurality of codewords and control characters from within the sub-code;
• encoding Messages to be transmitted with at least one codeword from the plurality of codewords;
• and
• transmitting codewords from a transmitter to a receiver;
• and
• a decoder located with the receiver, the decoder comprising:
• a tangible computer readable medium comprising program instructions, wherein the program instructions are computer-executable to implement decoding the codewords into Messages.