Locally Repairable Convertible Codes: Improved Lower Bound and General Construction

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the convertible code with locally repairable property. We present an improved lower bound on access cost associated with $(r,\hat{I}´)$. Then, we provide a general construction of convertible codes with optimal access cost which shows that those codes can be with super-linear length or maximum repairable property. Additionally, employing the known locally repairable codes with super-linear length or maximum repairable property, we provide explicit constructions of convertible codes with super-linear length or maximum repairable property.