摘要:
Two levels of error correction decoding are performed using first and second level decoders. A composite code formed by combining an inner component code and an outer component code can be used to decode the data and correct any errors. Performing two level decoding using a composite code allows the size of the inner parity block to be reduced to a single Reed-Solomon symbol while keeping a good code rate. The first level decoder generates soft information. The soft information can indicate a most likely error event for each possible syndrome value of the inner component code. The soft information can also include error metric values for each of the most likely error events. The second level decoder generates corrected syndrome values based on the soft information using the outer component code. The most likely trellis path that corresponds to the corrected syndrome values is then selected.
摘要:
Techniques are provided for iteratively decoding data recorded on a data storage device. An iterative decoder decodes the data using multiple decoding iterations to correct errors. In multiple iterations of the iterative decoder, a post processing block generates soft information, and a decoder applies a minimum sum decoding algorithm to a low density parity check (LDPC) code to generate extrinsic information based on the soft information and updated soft information.
摘要:
In exemplary embodiments, a skewed interleaving function for iterative code systems is described. The skewed interleaving function provides a skewed row and column memory partition and a layered structure for re-arranging data samples read from, for example, a first channel detector. An iterative decoder, such as an iterative decoder based on a low-density parity-check code (LDPC), might employ an element to de-skew the data from the interleaved memory partition before performing iterative decoding of the data, and then re-skew the information before passing decoded samples to the de-interleaver. The de-interleaver re-arranges the iterative decoded data samples in accordance with an inverse of the interleaver function before passing the decoded data samples to, for example, a second channel detector.
摘要:
Techniques are provided that generate bit reliabilities for a detected sequence. A detector generates the detected sequence. According to one embodiment, a post-processor finds a first set of combinations of one or more error events in the detected sequence satisfying a complete set or a subset of error correction constraints corresponding to the first bit value, finds a second set of combinations of one or more error events in the detected sequence satisfying a complete set or a subset of error correction constraints corresponding to the second bit value, selects a first most likely combination of one or more events of the first set and a second most likely combination of one or more events of the second set, and generates a bit reliability based on the first and the second most likely values.
摘要:
A detector generates a detected sequence, and a post processor generates probability values that indicate the likelihood of a plurality of error events in the detected sequence. The post processor partitions the values into first and second subsets. The post processor selects a first most likely value from the first subset of the values and a second most likely value from the second subset of the values. The post processor generates a bit reliability based on the first and the second most likely values.
摘要:
Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for data processing. For example, a data processing system is disclosed that includes a processing loop circuit having a data detector and a soft decision decoder. The data detector provides a detected output, and the soft decision decoder applies a soft decoding algorithm to a derivative of the detected output to yield a soft decision output and a first hard decision output. The systems further include a queuing buffer and a hard decision decoder. The queuing buffer is operable to store the soft decision output, and the hard decision decoder accesses the soft decision output and applies a hard decoding algorithm to yield a second hard decision output. The data detector is operable to perform a data detection on a derivative of the soft decision output if the soft decision decoder and the hard decision decoder fail to converge
摘要:
An error correction encoder inserts redundant parity information into a data stream to improve system reliability. The encoder can generate the redundant parity information using a composite code. Dummy bits are inserted into the data stream in locations reserved for parity information generated by subsequent encoding. The error correction code can have a uniform or a non-uniform span. The span corresponds to consecutive channel bits that are within a single block of a smaller parity code that is used to form a composite code. The span lengths can be variant across the whole codeword by inserting dummy bits in less than all of the spans.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for generating MTR codes with ECC without the use of a second MTR code, while still satisfying the specified constraint. In one embodiment, a system for processing data comprises a maximum transition run or timing-varying maximum transition run (hereinafter MTR) encoder configured to encode input data sequence from a hard disk controller into an MTR coded sequence which satisfies a j-constraint; an error correction code (ECC) encoder configured to generate ECC check bits for the MTR coded sequence; and a bit-level interleaving and substitution module configured to interleave the generated ECC check bits into the MTR coded sequence by stuffing the generated ECC check bits at boundaries of MTR coded blocks of the MTR coded sequence, to determine if a violation of the j-constraint has occurred at the boundaries of the MTR coded blocks, and to perform substitution of bits at a boundary of the MTR coded blocks to maintain the j-constraint if a violation of the j-constraint has occurred.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for optimizing the detector target polynomials in read/write channels to achieve the best error rate performance in recording devices. In one embodiment, a method of obtaining a detector target polynomial of a read/write channel to achieve best error rate performance in a recording device comprises: providing an initial detector target for the read/write channel; measuring a noise autocorrelation of the read/write channel at the output of equalizer using channel hardware; computing a noise autocorrelation at the output of the 1st stage target based on the measured noise autocorrelation of the read/write channel at the output of equalizer; calculating optimal coefficients for the noise whitening filter; and obtaining the optimal detector target polynomial of the read/write channel using the calculated coefficients for noise whitening filter.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for optimizing the detector target polynomials in read/write channels to achieve the best error rate performance in recording devices. In one embodiment, a method of obtaining a detector target polynomial of a read/write channel to achieve best error rate performance in a recording device comprises: providing an initial detector target for the read/write channel; measuring a noise autocorrelation of the read/write channel at the output of equalizer using channel hardware; computing a noise autocorrelation at the output of the 1st stage target based on the measured noise autocorrelation of the read/write channel at the output of equalizer; calculating optimal coefficients for the noise whitening filter; and obtaining the optimal detector target polynomial of the read/write channel using the calculated coefficients for noise whitening filter.