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List Viterbi algorithms for tailbiting convolutional codes

US6161210A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 3, 1998
Grant dateDec 12, 2000
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0065
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

List Viterbi decoding of a block of data that has been encoded with a tailbiting convolutional code is provided for in a manner that takes advantage of decoder knowledge that starting and terminating states are identical but data-dependent and thus unknown to the receiver.

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