摘要:
A method and a device (20) for decoding a frame capable of being split into p sub-frames each consisting of k information symbols, a first n−k redundant symbols and a last n−k redundant symbols. The decoding process uses two individual decoders (21, 23) which concurrently produce extrinsic data (Extr1i, Extr2i) respectively concerning information symbols and interleaved information symbols. The values of the extrinsic data (Extr1i, Extr2i) are refined by cross-feedback of said data to the input of the decoders (21, 23).
摘要:
An error correction code encoder is provided. A first encoder encodes input information bits and generates first parity check bits. An interleaver interleaves the input information bits and generates permuted information bits. A second encoder encodes the permuted information bits and generates second parity check bits. The interleaver interleaves the input information bits in a window-wise manner so that the input information bits are divided into input information bit windows before being interleaved, and permuted information bit windows having the permuted information bits are generated thereafter. When the input information bit windows are grouped into groups according to different window index characteristics, the window index of each permuted information bit window has the same characteristic as the corresponding input information bit window interleaved therefrom.
摘要:
Various embodiments relate to a memory device in a turbo decoder and a related method for allocating data into the memory device. Different communications standards use data blocks of varying sizes when enacting block decoding of concatenated convolutional codes. The memory device efficiently minimizes space while enabling a higher throughput of the turbo decoder by enabling a plurality of memory banks of equal size. The number of memory banks may be limited by the amount of unused space in the memory banks, which may be a waste of area on an IC chip. Using the address associated with the maximum value of the data block, the memory may be split into a plurality of memory blocks according to the most-significant bits of the maximum address, with a number of parallel SISO decoders matching the number of memory banks. This may enable higher throughput while minimizing area on the IC chip.
摘要:
A method for parallel concatenated (Turbo) encoding and decoding. Turbo encoders receive a sequence of input data tuples and encode them. The input sequence may correspond to a sequence of an original data source, or to an already coded data sequence such as provided by a Reed-Solomon encoder. A turbo encoder generally comprises two or more encoders separated by one or more interleavers. The input data tuples may be interleaved using a modulo scheme in which the interleaving is according to some method (such as block or random interleaving) with the added stipulation that the input tuples may be interleaved only to interleaved positions having the same modulo-N (where N is an integer) as they have in the input data sequence. If all the input tuples are encoded by all encoders then output tuples can be chosen sequentially from the encoders and no tuples will be missed. If the input tuples comprise multiple bits, the bits may be interleaved independently to interleaved positions having the same modulo-N and the same bit position. This may improve the robustness of the code. A first encoder may have no interleaver or all encoders may have interleavers, whether the input tuple bits are interleaved independently or not. Modulo type interleaving also allows decoding in parallel.
摘要:
A receiving device in a communication system that separates one frame of information bits into plural blocks, performs turbo encoding of the information bits of each block and transmits the result, and decodes the encoded information bits, where the receiving device includes plural decoders number of which is less than the number of blocks per frame. Each decoder performs a decoding process on encoded information bits of each block that have been expressed by likelihood, when a condition for stopping decoding is met, executes the decoding process of encoded information bits of another block for which decoding has not yet been performed. When the condition for stopping decoding has been met for all block before the number of times decoding has been performed for each decoder reaches a preset maximum number of repetitions, the decoding results of all the blocks are serially combined, an error detection process is executed, and when no error is detected, the decoding results are output.
摘要:
A method for parallel concatenated (Turbo) encoding and decoding. Turbo encoders receive a sequence of input data tuples and encode them. The input sequence may correspond to a sequence of an original data source, or to an already coded data sequence such as provided by a Reed-Solomon encoder. A turbo encoder generally comprises two or more encoders separated by one or more interleavers. The input data tuples may be interleaved using a modulo scheme in which the interleaving is according to some method (such as block or random interleaving) with the added stipulation that the input tuples may be interleaved only to interleaved positions having the same modulo-N (where N is an integer) as they have in the input data sequence. If all the input tuples are encoded by all encoders then output tuples can be chosen sequentially from the encoders and no tuples will be missed. If the input tuples comprise multiple bits, the bits may be interleaved independently to interleaved positions having the same modulo-N and the same bit position. This may improve the robustness of the code. A first encoder may have no interleaver or all encoders may have interleavers, whether the input tuple bits are interleaved independently or not. Modulo type interleaving also allows decoding in parallel.
摘要:
A turbo decoder has at least two Bahl, Cocke, Jelinek, and Raviv (BCJR) processors in parallel, each in serial communication with respective interleavers. The BCJR processors and interleavers are in communication with a memory module that is internally split into non-overlapping memory banks. The turbo decoder includes respective sorter circuits in communication with the output of each BCJR processor/interleaver. A sorter circuit receives a data block from a BCJR processor/interleaver and directs the data block to the memory bank designated by an address assigned to the data block by an interleaver.
摘要:
An information recording and reproduction apparatus has a turbo decoder that decodes turbo encoded data. The turbo decoder has a number of likelihood ratio calculation units, forward direction path probability calculation units the number of which is less than the number of the likelihood ratio calculation units, and backward direction path probability calculation units the number of which is less than the number of the likelihood ratio calculation units. The likelihood ratio calculation units calculate in parallel the likelihood ratio for each of a plurality of data blocks. The forward direction path probability calculation units time-divisionally calculate probabilities of the forward direction paths for the data blocks. The backward direction path probability calculation units time-divisionally calculate probabilities of the backward direction paths for the data blocks.
摘要:
A decoding device according to the one embodiment of the invention includes: a first decoder performing a first decoding based on first encoded data obtained by encoding unencoded data, and second soft-output data to generate first soft-output data; a second decoder performing a second decoding based on second encoded data obtained by interleaving the unencoded data and encoding the interleaved data, and the first soft-output data to generate the second soft-output data; and a hard decision part outputting decoded data through hard decision on the first soft-output data.
摘要:
Several embodiments of a multiple input diversity decoding apparatus and method are disclosed. In one embodiment, two or more diversity decoders work together to iteratively decode information. Each diversity decoder can include two or more partial decoders. In another embodiment, a plurality of partial decoders work together to iteratively decode information received in a diversity application.