An error correction coding device includes a time divider for dividing
field data of L packets into N data packets and (L-N) parity packets, a
first RS (Reed-Solomon) encoder adding parities of a predetermined number
of bytes to the data packets, respectively, a storage unit for storing
the data packets, and a second RS encoder generating parity packets
corresponding to the stored data packets. An error correction decoding
device includes a first RS decoder correcting errors in a horizontal
direction of the field data using parities of the predetermined number of
bytes included in the L packets, a storage unit storing the
error-corrected data packets, and a second RS decoder correcting errors
in a vertical direction of the field data using the parity packets. Thus,
the error correction can be strongly performed using parities existing in
the horizontal and vertical directions with respect to the field data.