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Hybrid trace back apparatus and high-speed viterbi decoding system using the same

US7530010B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2005
Grant dateMay 5, 2009
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M13/4192
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A hybrid trace back apparatus and a high-speed Viterbi decoding system having the same are disclosed. The hybrid trace back apparatus includes: a register exchanging unit for receiving survivor values of each states from a path metric calculator, and obtaining a block survival value through a register exchange operation as much as a bit length for a block trace back operation; a first storing unit for the register exchange operation; a second storing unit for storing the block survival value obtained through the register exchange operation until the block survival value is written in a block trace back memory; and a block trace back unit for outputting decoded data by performing a block trace back operation while writing a value of the second storing unit.

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