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Delayed branch decision in quadrature decomposition with M-searching

US7844008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 12, 2007
Grant dateNov 30, 2010
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2025/03426
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A QRD-M decomposition includes a first and a sequential second stage, at least. In the first stage, M branches are selected from among more than M branches entering the first stage as survive branches from which multiple decompositions are calculated. In the second stage, more than M branches are selected from among those branches entering the second stage as survive branches from which multiple decompositions are calculated. The symbol of the received signal is decided from a branch that is a survive branch of both the first and second stages. The second stage may be within a window that may include additional stages at which the pruning decision down to M survive branches is delayed. One or more windows may be used in a single QRD-M decomposition. In an embodiment, all branches entering the second stage are survive branches. It is shown that the marginal increased computational load increases accuracy.

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