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VITERBI decoder

US5162797A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 1991
Grant dateNov 10, 1992
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Expiry dateMay 15, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M13/41
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The inventive VITERBI decoder employs a memory for delivering a new path-metric and path selecting information. The memory stores path-metrics and path selecting information corresponding to all combinations of all possible values of input data, path-metric and control signal. The memory has its address lines connected with an input data output line, branch information output line and output line for a metric of the past.

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