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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2007
Andrea Concil, Novara, IT;
Andrea Giorgi, Busto Arsizio, IT;
Rizziero Gorla, Magnago, IT;
STMicroelectronics, S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Abstract
An embodiment of a telecommunications device includes means for providing a set of words, each word including a plurality of digital symbols; a first memory area for storing the set of words, the first memory area including a first sequence of memory locations each one for storing a symbol; a second memory area for storing a composite frame including a predetermined number of symbols, the second memory area including a second sequence of memory locations; conversion means for converting the set of words in the first memory area into the frame in the second memory area, the conversion means including reduction means for reducing each word by removing a set of symbols from the word according to a puncturing algorithm, and expansion means for expanding each word by adding a set of additional symbols to the word according to a repeating algorithm; and means for transmitting the frame.