Efficient soft decision demapper to minimize viterbi decoder complexity
US7313750B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2025/0342
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A receiver system that receives signals and has a demapper device that is responsive to an equalizer output and generates a demapper output including one or more bit metrics. The receiver system also generates equalizer output, and the demapper uses distance measure to calculate bit metrics. The receiver system uses demapper output to generate a processed output. The receiver system further includes a convolutional decoder which is responsive to the processed output, and subsequently generates a decoded bit sequence, as well as uses the processed output to generate one or more path metrics. The convolutional decoder uses bit metrics and path metrics to the decode processed output, to generate a decoded bit sequence. The receiver system uses the distance measure to reduce the size of the bit metrics and the size of the path metrics to improve the performance of said convolutional decoder.
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