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Method and apparatus for performing soft demapping in rotated quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) based communication system

US9203681B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 20, 2014
Grant dateDec 1, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/067
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of performing a soft demapping, includes obtaining a signal from a symbol representing bits that is transmitted from a transmitter, and calculating a gradient of a reference line in a constellation for a bit based on a rotation angle and a channel state of the constellation. The method further includes selecting a candidate for each of lines that corresponds to a logic value of the bit from constellation points included in the constellation based on the signal and the gradient of the reference line, and calculating a log-likelihood ratio (LLR) of the bit based on the signal and the selected candidate for each of the lines.

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