Cisco Technology, Inc.

Norbert Beck

Andreas Bernhard Bisplinghoff

Stefan Langenbach

Soeren Gehrke

Andreas Bisplinghoff

A method for encoding bits according to a convolutional code. Bits to be encoded with the convolutional code are obtained for transmission over a communication channel. The bits are encoded according to the convolutional code with an encoder having an M-bit memory and a plurality of logic gates so as to separate trellis segments of the convolutional code into trellis sub-segments having a reduced number of branches per state than that of the trellis segments.

Trellis segment separation for low-complexity viterbi decoding of high-rate convolutional codes

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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Norbert Beck