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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2007
Pulakesh Roy, San Jose, CA (US);
Keang-po Ho, San Jose, CA (US);
Pulakesh Roy, San Jose, CA (US);
Keang-Po Ho, San Jose, CA (US);
Sibeam, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A modified branch metric for decoders and equalizers is described. In one embodiment the branch metric includes determining a set of branch metric values for symbols of a received digital signal, the branch metric values indicating a correlation between symbols obtained using a reduced calculation set, the reduced calculation set being obtained by adding a common term to all of the branch metric values before determining the correlation. The branch metric may be followed by determining path metrics for paths through a decision tree using the branch metric values, and selecting a path and a corresponding symbol sequence in the received digital signal using the path metric values.