The article deals with the theory of block codes. The treatment of random errors and error bursts is discussed. Error correction in the Compact Disc system uses a Cross-Interleaved Reed-Solomon Code (CIRC), which is a combination of a (32,28) and a (28,24) code. On of the two decoders in the CIRC decoding circuit corrects single errors, the other corrects double errors. The residual errors are
... [Show full abstract] interpolated linearly to a length of up to 12,000 bigs, and longer errors are muted. The interpolation and the signal muting take place in a separate chip, whose configuration is briefly discussed.