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Main Authors: Wong, Wing Shing, Chen, Chung Shue, Lo, Yuan-Hsun
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.09070
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author Wong, Wing Shing
Chen, Chung Shue
Lo, Yuan-Hsun
author_facet Wong, Wing Shing
Chen, Chung Shue
Lo, Yuan-Hsun
contents We present results on coding using multisets instead of ordered sequences. The study is motivated by a moving object tracking problem in a sensor network and can find applications in settings where the order of the symbols in a codeword cannot be maintained or observed. In this paper a multiset coding scheme is proposed on source data that can be organized as a flat or cyclic multi-dimensional integer lattice (grid). A fundamental idea in the solution approach is to decompose the original source data grid into sub-grids. The original multiset coding problem can then be restricted to each of the sub-grid. Solutions for the sub-grids are subsequently piece together to form the desired solution. We name this circle of idea as sunmao construction in reference to woodwork construction method with ancient origin. Braid codes are specific solutions defined using the sunmao construction. They are easy to define for multi-dimensional grids. Moreover for a code of a given code set size and multiset cardinality, if we measure coding efficiency by the number of distinct symbols required, then braid codes have asymptotic order equal to those that are optimal. We also show that braid codes have interesting inherent error correction properties.
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spellingShingle Color Multiset Codes based on Sunmao Construction
Wong, Wing Shing
Chen, Chung Shue
Lo, Yuan-Hsun
Information Theory
We present results on coding using multisets instead of ordered sequences. The study is motivated by a moving object tracking problem in a sensor network and can find applications in settings where the order of the symbols in a codeword cannot be maintained or observed. In this paper a multiset coding scheme is proposed on source data that can be organized as a flat or cyclic multi-dimensional integer lattice (grid). A fundamental idea in the solution approach is to decompose the original source data grid into sub-grids. The original multiset coding problem can then be restricted to each of the sub-grid. Solutions for the sub-grids are subsequently piece together to form the desired solution. We name this circle of idea as sunmao construction in reference to woodwork construction method with ancient origin. Braid codes are specific solutions defined using the sunmao construction. They are easy to define for multi-dimensional grids. Moreover for a code of a given code set size and multiset cardinality, if we measure coding efficiency by the number of distinct symbols required, then braid codes have asymptotic order equal to those that are optimal. We also show that braid codes have interesting inherent error correction properties.
title Color Multiset Codes based on Sunmao Construction
topic Information Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.09070