On optimal binary one-error-correcting codes of lengths 2m-4 and 2m-3

Best and Brouwer proved that triply-shortened and doubly-shortened binary Hamming codes (which have length 2m-4 and 2m-3, respectively) are optimal. Properties of such codes are here studied, determining among other things parameters of certain subcodes. A utilization of these properties makes a computer-aided classification of the optimal binary one-error-correcting codes of lengths 12 and 13 possible; there are 237 610 and 117 823 such codes, respectively (with 27 375 and 17 513 inequivalent extensions). This completes the classification of optimal binary one-error-correcting codes for all lengths up to 15. Some properties of the classified codes are further investigated. Finally, it is proved that for any m ≥ 4, there are optimal binary one-error-correcting codes of length 2 m-4 and 2m-3 that cannot be lengthened to perfect codes of length 2m-1