摘要:
It is disclosed an optical coherent receiver comprising a number of decoding blocks configured to implement iterations of a FEC iterative message-passing decoding algorithm. The decoding blocks are distributed into two (or more) parallel chains of cascaded decoding blocks. The receiver also comprises an intermediate circuit interposed between the two parallel chains. The optical coherent receiver is switchable between (i) a first operating mode, in which the intermediate circuit is inactive and the two parallel chains separately implement the FEC message-passing decoding algorithm on respective client channels; and (ii) a second operating mode, in which the intermediate circuit is active and the two parallel chains jointly implement the FEC message-passing decoding algorithm on a same client channel, by cooperating through the intermediate circuit.
摘要:
Some embodiments relate to an encoder (830) comprising a differential encoder (810) operable to provide a differentially encoded signal (811) based on an input signal (105) and a differential encoding rule; and an LDPC encoder (806) operable to provide an LDPC encoded signal (807) based on the differentially encoded signal (811) and based on an LDPC encoding rule corresponding to an M'S × N'S parity check matrix ( H ') comprising a plurality of S × S permutation sub-matrices with an even number of non-zero entries in each row of an S × S sub-matrix. Further embodiments relate to a decoder (840) comprising an LDPC decoder (822) operable to provide an output signal (823) based on an input signal (821) and based on an LDPC decoding rule corresponding to an M'S × N'S parity check matrix ( H ') comprising a plurality of S × S permutation sub-matrices with an even number of non-zero entries in each row of an S × S sub-matrix; and a differential decoder (818) operable to provide a decoded signal (819) based on the output signal (823) from the LDPC decoder (822) and a differential decoding rule.
摘要:
Embodiments relate to an apparatus (100; 300; 400; 500; 600) for recovering a phase of a received signal (S in ) carrying pilot and information symbols, wherein the received signal has been transmitted over a communication channel (200), the apparatus comprising a phase estimator (110) operable to determine a phase estimate (115) of a phase of the communication channel using the received signal, wherein the phase estimator (110) commits a phase slip with a phase slip probability (P S , P T ) depending on the communication channel (200); a demodulator (120) operable to determine demodulated pilot and information symbols (125) based on a coherent reception of the received pilot and information symbols using the determined phase estimate (115); a phase slip detector (130; 330; 430; 530; 630) operable to detect the phase slip based on a phase difference between at least one demodulated pilot symbol and at least one corresponding transmitted pilot symbol; and a phase corrector (140; 340; 440; 540) operable to correct a phase of demodulated information symbols based on the detected phase slip.
摘要:
It is disclosed a forward error correction decoder for a network element of a communication network. The decoder comprises a first decoding stage configured to receive an input data block, the first decoding stage comprising a plurality of decoding units connected in cascade, each of said decoding units being configured to perform one iteration of a forward error correction decoding procedure on said input data block. The first decoding stage is further configured to output an output data block. The decodes also comprises a second decoding stage comprising a further decoding unit configured to: receive the output data block in case the output data block is not correct; and perform a number of further iterations of the forward error correction decoding procedure on the output data block until a termination condition is fulfilled, the number of further iterations being equal to or higher than 1.
摘要:
Proposed is a method of decoding a differentially encoded PSK modulated optical data signal carrying FEC encoded data values. The optical signal is corrected by an estimated phase offset. From the corrected signal, respective likelihood values for the FEC encoded data values are derived, using an estimation algorithm which accounts for a differential encoding rule used for differentially encoding the optical signal. The derived likelihood values are limited to a predetermined range of values. From the limited likelihood values, FEC decoded data values are derived, using an algorithm which accounts for a FEC encoding rule used for FEC encoding the FEC encoded data values.
摘要:
It is disclosed a an apparatus for compensating transmitter quadrature imbalances over an optical signal received at an optical coherent receiver of a node of an optical communication network. The optical signal comprises information symbols and pilot symbols. The receiver is configured to store a sequence of reference pilot symbols. The apparatus comprises an absolute phase estimating circuit configured to estimate a phase error between a received pilot symbol and a corresponding reference pilot symbol; a phase correcting module configured to remove the phase error from the received pilot symbol and a number of received information symbols associated with the received pilot symbol; a quadrature imbalance detection circuit configured to estimate the transmitter quadrature imbalances on the basis of at least the phase-corrected pilot symbol; and a quadrature imbalance compensation circuit configured to compensate the estimated transmission quadrature imbalances over the number of phase-corrected information symbols.