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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Kirupairaj Asirvatham, Escondido, CA (US);
Peifang Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Siavash Sheikh Zeinoddin, Calgary, CA;
Peter J. Graumann, Calgary, CA;
Kirupairaj Asirvatham, Escondido, CA (US);
Peifang Zhang, San Diego, CA (US);
Siavash Sheikh Zeinoddin, Calgary, CA;
Peter J. Graumann, Calgary, CA;
Wi-LAN Inc., Ottawa, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The subject matter disclosed herein provides methods and systems for converting fixed-point soft bit values, provided by a demapper, into floating-point soft bits values. In one aspect, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, from a demapper, soft bits formatted as a fixed-point value. Moreover, the soft bits may be converted from the fixed-point value to a floating-point value. The floating-point value is punctured to remove a bit. The converted soft bits are provided to a buffer to enable decoding of the buffered soft bits. Related systems, apparatus, methods, and/or articles are also described.