摘要:
A system for software error-correcting code (ECC) protection or compression of original data using ECC data in a first memory is provided. The system includes a processing core for executing computer instructions and accessing data from a main memory, and a non-volatile storage medium for storing the computer instructions. The software ECC protection or compression includes: a data matrix for holding the original data in the first memory; a check matrix for holding the ECC data in the first memory; an encoding matrix for holding first factors in the main memory, the first factors being for encoding the original data into the ECC data; and a thread for executing on the processing core. The thread includes a Galois Field multiplier for multiplying entries of the data matrix by an entry of the encoding matrix, and a sequencer for ordering operations using the Galois Field multiplier to generate the ECC data.
摘要:
A method (400) of generating a cryptographic checksum for a message M(x) is provided. The method is performed by a communication device, such as a sender or a receiver, and comprises calculating (405) the cryptographic checksum as a first function g of a division of a second function of M(x), f(M(x)), modulo a generator polynomial p(x) of degree n, g(f(M(x)) mod p(x)). The generator polynomial is calculated (403) as p(x)=(1−x)·P1(x), and P/(x) is a primitive polynomial of degree n−1. The primitive polynomial is selected (402), based on a first cryptographic key, from the set of primitive polynomials of degree n−1 over a Galois Field. By replacing a standard checksum with a cryptographic checksum, an efficient message authentication is provided. The proposed cryptographic checksum may be used for providing integrity assurance on the message, i.e., for detecting random and intentional message changes, with a known level of security. The proposed checksum is capable of detecting double-bit errors which may be introduced by a Turbo code decoder.
摘要:
A system and method for performing erasure code data protection and recovery computations using simple arithmetic and data manipulation functions. Other embodiments set forth techniques for using the computation functions with a multiplicity of compact one-dimension table lookup operations. A set of assigned multi-threaded processor threads perform computations on data values in parallel to generate erasure code data protection information and to perform data recovery operations using available data and the data protection information. During normal operations, in one embodiment, threads may perform parallel computations using a small set of simple arithmetic operations and data manipulation functions. In other embodiments, the threads may also use a multiplicity of compact one-dimension lookup tables stored within the multi-threaded processor or otherwise accessible by the multi-threaded processor to perform the computations.
摘要:
A method includes generating a first subset of codeword symbols by processing, during each of a plurality of iterations, a first input and a second input. The first input is a function of (i) an output, during a respective one of the plurality of iterations, of a last processing stage of a first plurality of processing stages and (ii) a symbol, of a first subset of original symbols, corresponding to the respective iteration. The second input is a function of (i) an output, during the respective iteration, of a last processing stage of the second plurality of processing stages and (ii) a symbol, of a second subset of original symbols, corresponding to the respective iteration. The method also includes generating a second subset of codeword symbols by processing, during each of the plurality of iterations, the first input and the second input.
摘要:
Provided is an error check and correction (ECC) circuit which includes a Chien search unit configured to determine whether there is an error in a data string. The Chien search unit includes a circuit configured to calculate a first bit string by multiplying a plurality of elements of Galois Field GF(2n) and a value of (n-k)-bit, and calculate a second bit string by multiplying the plurality of elements and a value of k-bit; and a plurality of Chien search circuits configured to combine the first bit string and the second bit string to calculate the arbitrary element. The plurality of Chien search circuits are arranged in a matrix along a row direction and a column direction. The first bit string is provided in the row direction or the column direction, and the second bit string is provided in a direction different from the direction of the first bit string.
摘要:
A programmable processor and method for improving the performance of processors by expanding at least two source operands, or a source and a result operand, to a width greater than the width of either the general purpose register or the data path width. The present invention provides operands which are substantially larger than the data path width of the processor by using the contents of a general purpose register to specify a memory address at which a plurality of data path widths of data can be read or written, as well as the size and shape of the operand. In addition, several instructions and apparatus for implementing these instructions are described which obtain performance advantages if the operands are not limited to the width and accessible number of general purpose registers.
摘要:
Shift register based circuits include non-binary polynomial calculation circuits, coder circuits, scramblers, descramblers and sequence generators that apply non-binary two-input/single output switching functions wherein at least one input contains a non-binary inverter or multiplier. A combination of a two-input/single output non-binary switching device with at least one non-binary inverter at an input is advantageously reduced to a single device that implements a single non-binary switching function. The reduced single device may be an electronic memory that stores the truth table of the single non-binary switching function.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatus, and system configurations for cyclic redundancy check circuits using Galois-field arithmetic.
摘要:
The ECC circuit includes a Chien search unit configured to determine whether there is an error in each bit of a data sequence. The Chien search unit selects a coefficient of a nonlinear term from among terms of an error locator polynomial as a nonlinear coefficient, separates the error locator polynomial into a first location equation including only linear terms and a second location equation including only nonlinear terms, determines a third location equation by dividing the first location equation by the nonlinear coefficient, determines a fourth location equation by dividing the second location equation by the nonlinear coefficient, and determines whether there is an error for each of the bits by performing an XOR operation on a result of the third location equation using the substitution value and a result of the fourth location equation using an arbitrary element of the error locator polynomial as a substitution value.
摘要:
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe methods, apparatus, and system configurations for cyclic redundancy check circuits using Galois-field arithmetic.