Decoding method for trellis codes employing a convolutional processor
US5841818A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 17, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M13/41
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A trellis code of a special class is encoded by employing a binary convolutional code with a small constraint length, followed by a convolutional processor and a signal mapper. The trellis code is decoded by the trellis of the binary convolutional code.
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