Decoding schemes for unequal message protection using nested subcodes in reed-muller codes

An apparatus for wireless communication at a decoder device, comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and, based at least in part on stored information that is stored in the at least one memory, the at least one processor, individually or in any combination, is configured to:
• receive a plurality of codewords associated with a plurality of messages, wherein the plurality of codewords comprises a first subset of the plurality of codewords associated with a first subset of the plurality of messages and a second subset of the plurality of codewords associated with a second subset of the plurality of messages, wherein the first subset of the plurality of codewords is associated with a first Reed-Muller (RM) code and the second subset of the plurality of codewords is associated with a second RM code, wherein the first RM code is a subcode of the second RM code;
• decode the plurality of codewords using a decoding method that is associated with a first error tolerance for the first subset of the plurality of codewords associated with the first RM code and a second error tolerance for the second subset of the plurality of codewords associated with the second RM code, wherein the first error tolerance is higher than the second error tolerance;
• and
• output a plurality of decoded codewords associated with the plurality of messages.

A method of wireless communication at a decoder device, comprising:

• receiving a plurality of codewords associated with a plurality of messages, wherein the plurality of codewords comprises a first subset of the plurality of codewords associated with a first subset of the plurality of messages and a second subset of the plurality of codewords associated with a second subset of the plurality of messages, wherein the first subset of the plurality of codewords is associated with a first Reed-Muller (RM) code and the second subset of the plurality of codewords is associated with a second RM code, wherein the first RM code is a subcode of the second RM code;
• decoding the plurality of codewords using a decoding method that is associated with a first error tolerance for the first subset of the plurality of codewords associated with the first RM code and a second error tolerance for the second subset of the plurality of codewords associated with the second RM code, wherein the first error tolerance is higher than the second error tolerance;
• and
• outputting a plurality of decoded codewords associated with the plurality of messages.