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Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving signal in a communication system

US7904792B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 2006
Grant dateMar 8, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03M13/6393
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a communication system, a signal transmission apparatus includes an encoder for encoding an information vector into a low density parity check (LDPC) codeword with an LDPC coding scheme, and a puncturer for puncturing the LDPC codeword according to a coding rate using a puncturing scheme. A signal reception apparatus includes a ‘0’ inserter for inserting ‘0’ symbols in a received signal according to a coding rate used in a signal transmission apparatus, and a decoder for decoding the ‘0’ symbol-inserted signal with a decoding scheme corresponding to a low density parity check (LDPC) coding scheme used in the signal transmission apparatus, thereby detecting an information vector.

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