Adaptive Viterbi decoder for a wireless data network receiver
US7046746B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 11, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M13/6511
- WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A configurable Viterbi decoder to decode a coded signal for inclusion in a radio receiver for implementing the physical layer receiving function (PHY) of a wireless data network. The decoder includes a branch metric generator with an input to the coded signal, an ACS subsystem coupled to the branch metric generator, and a survivor memory unit coupled to the ACS subsystem. The decoder includes a plurality of outputs each providing a decoded version of the input signal decoded to a distinct decision depth such that the Viterbi decoder is programmable to decode the signal to one of a plurality of decision depths.
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