Self-decodability for low-density parity-check codes

A method operational at a receiver, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of redundancy versions of encoded data, where the encoded data includes core data and non-core data, wherein each of the received redundancy versions of the encoded data includes at least a different subset of the core data;
• obtaining the encoded data from one or more of the plurality of redundancy versions of encoded data;
• and
• decoding the encoded data using a low-density parity check code to obtain decoded data.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a receiver circuit for receiving a plurality of redundancy versions of encoded data, where the encoded data includes core data and non-core data, wherein each of the received redundancy versions of the encoded data includes at least a different subset of the core data;
• a data aggregation circuit for obtaining the encoded data from one or more of the plurality of redundancy versions of encoded data;
• and
• a decoding circuit for decoding the encoded data using a low-density parity check code to obtain decoded data.