High‐performance binary and non‐binary Low‐density parity‐check codes based on affine permutation matrices

Low‐density parity‐check (LDPC) codes from affine permutation matrices , called APM‐LDPC codes, are a class of LDPC codes whose parity‐check matrices consist of zero matrices or APMs of the same orders. APM‐LDPC codes are not quasi‐cyclic (QC), in general. In this study, necessary and sufficient conditions are provided for an APM‐LDPC code to have cycles of length 2 l , l ≥ 2, and a deterministic algorithm is given to generate APM‐LDPC codes with a given girth. Unlike Type‐I conventional QC‐LDPC codes, the constructed ( J , L ) APM‐LDPC codes with the J × L all‐one base matrix can achieve minimum distance greater than ( J + 1)! and girth larger than 12. Moreover, the lengths of the constructed APM‐LDPC codes, in some cases, are smaller than the best known lengths reported for QC‐LDPC codes with the same base matrices. Another significant advantage of the constructed APM‐LDPC codes is that they have remarkably fewer cycle multiplicities compared with QC‐LDPC codes with the same base matrices and the same lengths. Simulation results show that the binary and non‐binary constructed APM‐LDPC codes with lower girth outperform QC‐LDPC codes with larger girth.