Local graph coloring and index coding

Karthikeyan Shanmugam, Alexandros G. Dimakis, Michael Langberg

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Abstract

We present a novel upper bound for the optimal index coding rate. Our bound uses a graph theoretic quantity called the local chromatic number. We show how a good local coloring can be used to create a good index code. The local coloring is used as an alignment guide to assign index coding vectors from a general position MDS code. We further show that a natural LP relaxation yields an even stronger index code. Our bounds provably outperform the state of the art on index coding but at most by a constant factor.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2013
Pages1152-1156
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2013 - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 7 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameIEEE International Symposium on Information Theory - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)2157-8095

Conference

Conference2013 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory, ISIT 2013
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period7/07/1312/07/13

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