Iterative forward error correction (FEC) on segmented words using a soft-metric arithmetic scheme
US8965776B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH03M13/451
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system is to receive a word on which to perform error correction; obtain segments, from the word, each segment including a respective subset of samples; update, on a per segment basis, the word based on extrinsic information associated with a previous word; identify sets of least reliable positions (LRPs) associated with the segments; create a subset of LRPs based on a subset of samples within the sets of LRPs; generate candidate words based on the subset of LRPs; identify errors within the word or the candidate words; update, using the extrinsic information, a segment of the word that includes an error; determine distances between the candidate words and the updated word that includes the updated segment; identify best words associated with shortest distances; and perform error correction, on a next word, using other extrinsic information that is based on the best words.
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