Remez exchange algorithm matlab

1. How to use remez in matlab?
2. Why is Remez exchange algorithm needed?

How to use remez in matlab?

b = remez(n,f,' fresp ',w) returns row vector b containing the n+1 coefficients of the order n FIR filter whose frequency-amplitude characteristics best approximate the response specified by function fresp . The function is called from within remez with the following syntax.

Why is Remez exchange algorithm needed?

The Remez algorithm or Remez exchange algorithm, published by Evgeny Yakovlevich Remez in 1934, is an iterative algorithm used to find simple approximations to functions, specifically, approximations by functions in a Chebyshev space that are the best in the uniform norm L_∞ sense.