Metric acceleration on dual MAC processor
US6009128A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 1997 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M13/4107
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed, a method and apparatus for processing a signal in a pipeline. The method includes retrieving a present state cost. Simultaneously with receiving the present state cost, an estimated symbol and a received symbol are obtained, a difference between the received and estimated symbols is found, the difference between the received and esitmated symbols is squared, and the present state cost is added to the squared difference to generate a next state cost. The apparatus includes hardware to carry out the method.
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