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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2009
Applicants:
Keith M. Chugg, La Canada, CA (US);
Cenk Kose, La Jolla, CA (US);
Inventors:
Keith M. Chugg, La Canada, CA (US);
Cenk Kose, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
TrellisWare Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/08 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of decoding channel outputs using an iterative decoder to provide hard decisions on information bits includes activating each SISO decoder of the iterative decoder to provide soft-decisions associated with the information bits. The method also includes computing a fidelity estimate and stopping decoding based on the fidelity estimate.