Luus, Francois Pierre SarelMcDonald, A.Maharaj, Bodhaswar Tikanath Jugpershad2011-04-192011-04-192010-06Luus, FPS, McDonald, A & Maharaj, BT 2010, 'Universal decremental redundancy compression with fountain codes', SAIEE Africa Research Journal, vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 68-77. [http://www.saiee.org.za//content.php?pageID=200#]http://hdl.handle.net/2263/16333A new universal noise-robust lossless compression algorithm based on a decremental redundancy approach with fountain codes is proposed. The binary entropy code is harnessed to compress complex sources with the addition of a preprocessing system in this paper. Both the whole binary entropy range compression performance and the noise-robustness of an existing incremental redundancy fountain code compression technique are exceeded. A new autocorrelation-based symbol length estimator, the Burrows-Wheeler block sorting transform (BWT) and Move-to-Front transformation (MTF) with a new entropy ordered MTF indices transformation reduces the binary entropy of a universal data source. The preprocessed input source is coded with a new modified incremental degree LT-code (Luby Transform) and a low-complexity decremental redundancy algorithm is used to compress the Fountain-coded source. The improved compression and robustness against transmission errors with our novel incremental degree puncturing decremental redundancy algorithm is shown. The universal (complex memory source) compression performance of the proposed system is shown to achieve appreciable compression.enSouth African Institute of Electrical EngineersSymbol length estimatorEOIEntropy ordered indicesDecremental redundancyIncremental degree LT-codeLT-IDPLT-CLIDAdaptive successive rate refinementElectrical engineeringData compression (Telecommunication)Article