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Lower Bound on the Redundancy of PIR Codes

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We prove that the redundancy of a $k$-server PIR code of dimension $s$ is $\Omega(\sqrt{s})$ for all $k \ge 3$. This coincides with a known upper bound of $O(\sqrt{s})$ on the redundancy of PIR codes. Moreover, for $k=3$ and $k = 4$, we determine the lowest possible redundancy of $k$-server PIR codes exactly. Similar results were proved independently by Mary Wootters using a different method.

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Serving Every Symbol: All-Symbol PIR and Batch Codes

cs.IT · 2026-01-07 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Defines all-symbol PIR and batch codes, determines minimal lengths for small k and t, characterizes optimal codes, and proves new cases of the simplex code conjecture on functional batch recovery.

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  • Serving Every Symbol: All-Symbol PIR and Batch Codes cs.IT · 2026-01-07 · unverdicted · none · ref 22 · internal anchor

    Defines all-symbol PIR and batch codes, determines minimal lengths for small k and t, characterizes optimal codes, and proves new cases of the simplex code conjecture on functional batch recovery.