System and method for generating soft decision reliability information from hard decisions in an optical signal receiver
US8948612B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L25/067
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for generating soft decision reliability information from hard decisions in an optical signal receiver. The receiver may include a digital signal processor including a symbol reliability function for generating symbol reliability information associated with symbols encoded on optical signal. The symbol reliability information may be generated as a function of the symbols and hard decision outputs associated with the symbols.
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