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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Jungwon Lee, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hui-Ling Lou, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jiwoong Choi, Mountain View, CA (US);
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Abstract
A method of decoding a signal transmitted via a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) communication channel. The method includes receiving a data symbol vector having a plurality of data symbols received via a plurality of spatial streams. The received data symbol vector corresponds to a transmitted data symbol vector having a plurality of transmitted data symbols corresponding to the plurality of data symbols. The method also includes estimating, using a hard-decision technique, one or more respective values for one or more first transmitted data symbols in a first set of one or more spatial streams. The method additionally includes calculating, using a soft-decision technique and based on the estimated one or more respective values for the one or more first transmitted data symbols, likelihood values for bits corresponding to one or more second transmitted data symbols in a second set of one or more spatial streams.