An authoritative reference to the whole area of source coding
algorithms, Compression and Coding Algorithms will be a primary
resource for both researchers and software engineers. The book also will
be interest for people in broader area of design and analysis of
algorithms and data structure. Practitioners, especially those who work
in the software development and independent consulting industries
creating compression software or other applications systems, in which
compression plays a part, will benefit from techniques that are
described.
Compression and Coding Algorithms describes in detail the coding
mechanisms that are available for use in data compression systems. The
well known Huffman coding technique is one mechanism, but there have
been many others developed over the past few decades, and this book
describes, explains and assesses them. People undertaking research of
software development in the areas of compression and coding algorithms
will find this book an indispensable reference. In particular, the
careful and detailed description of algorithms and their implementation,
plus accompanying pseudo-code that can be readily implemented on
computer, make this book a definitive reference in an area currently
without one.
The detailed pseudo-code presentation of over thirty algorithms, and
careful explanation of examples, make this book approachable and
authoritative. Compression and throughput results are presented where
appropriate, and serve as a validation of the assessments and
recommendation made in the text. The combination of implementation
detail, thoughtful discussions, and careful presentation means that this
book will occupy a pivotal role in this area for many years. In-depth
coverage of the crucial areas of minimum-redundancy coding, arithmetic
coding, adaptive coding make Compression and Coding Algorithms
unique in its field.
