Method and apparatus for iterative decoding from a central pool
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorsCarlo Luschi, Syed Aon Mujtaba, Magnus Sandell, Paul Edward Strauch, Ran-Hong Yan, Stephan ten Brink
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for iteratively decoding a signal are provided. The apparatus includes a central pool of resources for iteratively decoding signals. The central pool may run a plurality of iterative decoding processes, each process being allocated to a signal processing unit upon request and depending upon resource availability.
Claims16
Apparatus for iteratively decoding a signal comprising:
- a signal processing unit;
- and
- iterative decoding resources for running at least one iterative decoding process on a signal wherein
- the iterative decoding resources are located in a central pool and are allocated to the signal processing unit when an iterative decoding process is required.
A method of iteratively decoding a signal comprising the steps of
- accepting a signal for decoding
- using iterative decoding resources to run at least one iterative decoding process on the signal wherein
- the iterative decoding resources are requested from a central pool and are allocated when an iterative decoding process is required.
A base station in a wireless communications system comprising:
- at least one antenna;
- circuitry connected to said at least one antenna for receiving a signal from said at least one antenna and producing a received signal;
- at least one signal processing unit processes said received signal;
- and
- iterative decoding resources for running at least one iterative decoding process on a signal wherein said iterative decoding resources are located in a central pool and are allocated to said signal processing unit when an iterative decoding process is required.
A method for processing a signal in a wireless communications system comprising the steps of:
- receiving a signal from at least one antenna to produce a received signal;
- demodulating said received signal;
- requesting iterative decoding resources from a central pool of said iterative decoding resources for said demodulated received signal;
- and
- using said iterative decoding resources allocated from said central pool to run at least one iterative decoding process on said demodulated received signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.