Synchronizable Error-Correcting Codes

A new technique for correcting synchronization errors in the transmission of discrete-symbol information is developed. The technique can be applied to any t-additive-error-correcting Bose—Chaudhuri—Hocquenghem code, to provide protection against synchronization errors. The synchronization error is corrected at the first complete received word after the word containing the synchronization error, even if this following word contains up to t additive errors. An example is presented illustrating in detail the application of the technique.