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Method and apparatus for performing error correction code operations

US6041431A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 1997
Grant dateMar 21, 2000
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2017

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M13/1515
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for processing encoded data using error control coding in accordance with the present invention includes: a) obtaining Q codewords and P codewords from a storage location, wherein the Q codewords and the P codewords are all obtained in a single pass through the storage location, b) calculating P partial syndromes for said P codewords, c) calculating Q partial syndromes for the Q codewords, and d) storing the Q partial syndromes and the P partial syndromes in a buffer that is separate from the main memory. In some embodiments, storing the Q partial syndromes and the P partial syndromes in the buffer includes storing the Q partial syndromes in a first buffer, and storing the P partial syndromes in a second buffer.

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