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Two-step soft output viterbi algorithm decoder using modified trace back

US6445755B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 14, 2000
Grant dateSep 3, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M13/2957
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A two-step Viterbi algorithm decoder for tracing the survivor path and the concurrent path and updating a soft decision value, including a soft output Viterbi algorithm state metric unit (SOVA-SMU), which is constructed of registers and multiplexers, instead of a memory for storing survivor information for all states.

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