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Method of decoding a turbo-code encoded signal in a receiver and corresponding receiver

US7277508B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2003
Grant dateOct 2, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 7, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0066
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is provided for decoding a turbo-code encoded signal in a receiver. According to the method, the signal is received from a transmission channel, and the signal is digitally turbo-code decoded. Additionally, a quality information representative of conditions of the channel state estimation is dynamically determined, and the quality information is dynamically compared with a predetermined criteria for defining good or bad estimation conditions. A Maximum-A-Posteriori algorithm in the logarithmic domain is dynamically selected for good estimation conditions, or an approximation of the Maximum-A-Posteriori algorithm in the logarithmic domain is dynamically selected for bad estimation conditions. Also provided is a receiver that implements such a decoding method.

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