Data decoding circuit and method

Abstract

The present invention discloses a data decoding circuit. A data reforming circuit receives encoded data encoded by using tail-biting convolutional code to identify a first unknown bit section, a known bit section and a second unknown bit section in an order to further connect the second unknown bit section and the first unknown bit section in series to generate data to be decoded. A decoding circuit decodes the data to be decoded by using Viterbi algorithm and at least one piece of known bit information to generate a decoded result that includes a second decoded bit section and a first decoded bit section respectively corresponding to the second unknown bit section and the first unknown bit section. A data restoring circuit connects the first decoded bit section, a known decoded bit section corresponding to the known bit section and the second decoded bit section in series to generate decoded data.

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