arXiv · 2610.15329
New Minimum Storage Regenerating Codes With Small Sub-packetization Levels for All Admissible Repair Degrees
Abstract
In this paper, {we propose a new family of $(n, k)$ Minimum Storage Regenerating (MSR) codes} for distributed storage systems. By structuring the parity-check matrix as a block Vandermonde matrix composed of diagonal matrices and generalized permutation matrices, the proposed code achieves a sub-packetization level of $N = (d-k+1)^{\lceil\frac{n}{2}\rceil}$ and supports any repair degree $k+1\le d<n$. A key innovation of the new construction lies in relaxing the strict commutativity condition previously required for the building blocks in the parity-check matrices of Ye-Barg codes. We introduce a novel proof technique to establish the MDS property without relying on full commutativity, thereby generalizing the applicability of block Vandermonde matrices and enriching the family of Ye-Barg codes. Additionally, the sparsity of the parity-check matrix enhances encoding and decoding efficiency by reducing computational complexity. This work provides new insights into the construction of MSR codes.
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Jie Li, Xiaohu Tang, Linqi Song. 2026-10-11. New Minimum Storage Regenerating Codes With Small Sub-packetization Levels for All Admissible Repair Degrees. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.15329
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