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Digital communication system having a punctured convolutional coding system and method

US5668820A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 1995
Grant dateSep 16, 1997
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0041
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A digital communication system having a punctured convolutional coding system and method. The digital communication system includes a coder for coding a digital input to be transmitted from a transmitter and a decoder for decoding the coded input received at the receiver. The coder includes a convolutional coding circuit of rate k/n for outputting a convolutional coded output and a puncturing circuit for puncturing the convolutionally coded output to achieve a punctured code rate of z/q, where z=.gamma.k. The puncturing circuit punctures the convolutional coded output according to a deleting pattern chosen to have a bit length of L=p.gamma.n, where p.gtoreq.2. The puncturing circuit outputs a punctured output at punctured code rate of z/q and the punctured output is transmitted to the receiver. The receiver decodes the transmitted punctured output and outputs a decoded output.

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