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Forward error correction with turbo/non-turbo switching

US9917600B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 4, 2017
Grant dateMar 13, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 6, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/0045
  • WIPO fieldBasic communication processes
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A forward error correction and differentially encoded signal obtained via a communication channel is supplied to a soft-input soft-output (SISO) differential decoder that is bi-directionally coupled to a SISO forward error correction decoder. Over a first portion of a plurality of decoding iterations of the differentially encoded signal, the SISO differential decoder and the SISO forward error correction decoder are operated in a turbo decoding mode in which decoded messages generated by the SISO differential decoder are supplied to the SISO forward error correction decoder and forward error correction messages are supplied to the differential decoder. Over a second portion of the plurality of decoding iterations of the differentially encoded signal, the SISO forward error correction decoder is operated in a non-turbo decoding mode without any messages passing to and from the SISO differential decoder. Decoder output is obtained from the SISO forward error correction decoder.

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