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Viterbi decoding apparatus and viterbi decoding method

US9871623B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 13, 2016
Grant dateJan 16, 2018
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Expiry dateMay 13, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0063
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Viterbi decoding apparatus includes a main decoder, a re-encoder, an adjusting module, a secondary decoder and a secondary result generating module. The main decoder performs a Viterbi decoding process on input data to generate a set of main decoded results. The re-encoder performs a convolutional encoding process on the set of main decoded results to generate a set of re-encoded results. The adjusting module adjusts the input data according to the set of re-encoded results to generate adjusted input data corresponding to a predetermined path in a Viterbi trellis diagram. The secondary decoder generates a plurality of symbols according to the adjusted input data. The secondary result generating module generates a set of secondary decoded results according to the plurality of symbols and the set of main decoded results.

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