Discover how hamming & LDPC codes allow 5G communication networks to recover from errors and lost data using randomly-assigned parity check sets - see how messages can magically fix themselves.
🕒 Topics Covered:
[00:00] The Problem: Data Corruption & Errors
[01:15] Repetition Codes: The Simple Solution
[02:45] Single Parity Check: A Smarter Approach
[04:10] Hamming's Breakthrough: Overlapping Sets
[06:30] The Challenge with Long Messages
[08:15] Gallagher's LDPC Innovation
[10:45] How Modern LDPC Codes Work
[12:30] From Theory to Practice: Why Timing Matters
Perfect for students, engineers, or anyone curious about how their messages get through reliably despite noise and interference in the communication channel. Learn why these brilliant solutions weren't practical until decades after their invention, and how they enable the lightning-fast communications we rely on today.