Method and apparatus for decoding polarization-adjusted convolutional code by using list Viterbi algorithm adjusting list size dynamically

Abstract

The disclosure relates to fifth generation (5G) or sixth generation (6G) communication systems to support higher data rates. A receiver of a communication system includes a transceiver configured to receive a signal encoded based on polarization-adjusted convolutional (PAC) coding from a transmitter, and a controller configured to calculate branch metrics of branches defined in a trellis associated with the PAC, calculate a path metric based on an accumulated sum of the branch metrics, determine a path assigned to each state based on the path metric, and estimate a codeword based on the determined path, wherein a number of paths assigned to each state is dynamically determined according to the number of active states, and wherein the active state includes at least one branch.

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