Sequence detector using viterbi algorithm with soft output error correction
US7526053B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 8, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2025/0349
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A sequence detector (1400-w) operating generally according to the Viterbi algorithm contains a branch metric generator (1402-w), comparison circuitry (1403-w), and symbol generation circuitry (1404, 1405, and 1406) for converting digital values of a detector input signal into a sequence of predefined symbols chosen from an alphabet of predefined symbols. The comparison circuitry provides soft output signals for correcting errors. The soft output signals include best and second-best state metrics (pk,w(i) and p2k,w(i)) and corresponding best and second-best comparison results (Dk,w(i) and D2k,w(i)). The symbol generation circuitry typically utilizes the best comparison results to generate a preliminary sequence of the predefined symbols, checks for error in the preliminary sequence, and utilizes the second-best comparison results in correcting any such error in the preliminary sequence so as to convert it into a final sequence of the predefined symbols.
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