Method and apparatus for rate determination in a communication system
US5878098A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2201/70705
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of determining a rate associated with a received signal including the steps of detecting the received signal (40); decoding the received signal at a first rate, determining a first path metric associated with the first rate, decoding the received signal at a second rate, and determining a second path metric associated with the second rate (44); calculating a plurality of discriminant functions based on the first and second path metrics (46); comparing at least one of the plurality of discriminant functions to a first predetermined value (48); and selecting one of the first and second rates as a determined rate based on the comparison.
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