A module minimization approach to Gabidulin decoding via interpolation

Abstract

We focus on iterative interpolation-based decoding of Gabidulin codes and present an algorithm that computes a minimal basis for an interpolation module. We extend existing results for Reed-Solomon codes in showing that this minimal basis gives rise to a parametrization of elements in the module that lead to all Gabidulin decoding solutions that are at a fixed distance from the received word. Our module-theoretic approach strengthens the link between Gabidulin decoding and Reed-Solomon decoding, thus providing a basis for further work into Gabidulin list decoding.