Joint detector/ decoder devices and joint detection/ decoding methods
AssigneeAgency for Science, Technology and Research
InventorsKheong Sann Chan, Ashish James
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Abstract
According to various embodiments, a joint detector/decoder device may be provided. The joint detector/decoder device may include: an input circuit configured to receive an input signal; a splitting determination circuit configured to determine whether a survivor is to be split based on a parity check criterion; and a survivor splitting circuit configured to produce a plurality of survivors of a next instance based on at least one survivor of a previous instance and based on the input signal, if it is determined that the survivor of the previous instance is to be split; wherein each survivor has an associated bit sequence.
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A joint detector/decoder device comprising:
- an input circuit configured to receive an input signal;
- a splitting determination circuit configured to determine whether a survivor is to be split based on a parity check criterion;
- and
- a survivor splitting circuit configured to produce a plurality of survivors of a next instance based on at least one survivor of a previous instance and based on the input signal, if it is determined that the survivor of the previous instance is to be split;
- wherein each survivor has an associated bit sequence.
A joint detection/decoding method comprising:
- receiving an input signal;
- determining whether a survivor is to be split based on a parity check criterion;
- and
- producing a plurality of survivors of a next instance based on at least one survivor of a previous instance and based on the input signal, if it is determined that the survivor of the previous instance is to be split;
- wherein each survivor has an associated bit sequence.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.