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Hybrid compression of bitvectors for the FM-index

  • University of Helsinki

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Abstract

Compressed bit vectors supporting rank and select operations are the workhorse of compressed data structures. We propose a hybrid scheme for implementing compressed bit vectors, which divides the bit vector into blocks and then chooses the encoding of each block separately from a number of different encoding methods. Hybrid encoding is particularly suitable for bit vectors that have lots of local and regional variation, such as those present in the FM-index, a popular compressed data structure for pattern matching. We propose a specific hybrid combination of three simple encoding methods for FM-index bit vectors achieving superior space-time tradeoffs in experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - DCC 2014
Subtitle of host publication2014 Data Compression Conference
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages302-311
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781479938827
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event2014 Data Compression Conference, DCC 2014 - Snowbird, UT, United States
Duration: Mar 26 2014Mar 28 2014

Publication series

NameData Compression Conference Proceedings
ISSN (Print)1068-0314

Conference

Conference2014 Data Compression Conference, DCC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySnowbird, UT
Period03/26/1403/28/14

Keywords

  • Compressed bitvectors
  • FM-index
  • Succinct data structures

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