network coding
nounUK /ˈnɛtwɜːk ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈnɛtwɜːrk ˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A way of sending information where computers mix pieces together before passing them on.
Using network coding, the routers combined packets so the message arrived faster.
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2. A technique in computer networks where intermediate nodes combine data packets to improve efficiency.
Network coding can reduce congestion in wireless networks.
3. A method in information theory for achieving the maximum flow in a network by encoding at relay nodes.
The paper proved that network coding achieves the multicast capacity.
4. The process of applying algebraic coding to data as it travels through a network.
Linear network coding uses linear combinations of incoming packets.