From Old Ciphers to Modern Communications

Authors

  • Cristina Flaut Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Ovidius University of Constanta, Rumania
  • Daniel Flaut Faculty of History and Political Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Rumania
  • Sarka Hoskova-Mayerova Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic
  • Radu Vasile Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Ovidius University of Constanta, Rumania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3849/aimt.01281

Keywords:

code, crypto–system, communication

Abstract

The security of the information transmitted, irrespective of the era and the channel selected, has always been one of the main concerns of those using various communication systems. This is particularly the case nowadays, when the Internet has made the mass distribution of any kind of information possible. Codes can be used to transmit data through various noisy channels and any errors that might occur can be corrected; it is therefore very important to design good codes with adequate parameters. This survey briefly outlines the evolution of the ways in which information has been collected, transmitted and used from the past to the present.

Author Biographies

Daniel Flaut, Faculty of History and Political Sciences, Ovidius University of Constanta, Rumania

Faculty of History and Political Sciences

Sarka Hoskova-Mayerova, Department of Mathematics and Physics, University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science,

Radu Vasile, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Ovidius University of Constanta, Rumania

Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science,

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15-03-2019

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Flaut, C., Flaut, D., Hoskova-Mayerova, S., & Vasile, R. (2019). From Old Ciphers to Modern Communications. Advances in Military Technology, 14(1), 79–88. https://doi.org/10.3849/aimt.01281

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