Communication device and communication method

Abstract

A communication device includes a zero-forcing equalizer that receives a receipt signal and execute zero-forcing equalization on the receipt signal, a partial response equalizer that receives the receipt signal and execute partial response equalization on the receipt signal, a first weighted value calculator that calculates a first weighted value based on signal quality of the receipt signal output from the zero-forcing equalizer, a second weighted value calculator that calculates a second weighted value based on signal quality of the receipt signal output from the partial response equalizer, and an estimator that estimates a maximum likelihood sequence by supplying the first weighted value to state transition based on output by the zero-forcing equalizer and supplying the second weighted value to state transition based on output by the partial response equalizer.

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