Title :
A highly parallel decoder for turbo codes
Author :
Sun, Jing ; Takeshita, Oscar Y. ; Fitz, Michael P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA
Abstract :
A highly parallel decoder for turbo codes is investigated. The decoding delay of the decoder is approximately independent of the frame length. Analysis similar to those applied to low density parity check codes is possible and a "threshold" can be found.
Keywords :
decoding; delays; parity check codes; turbo codes; BCJR decoders; decoding delay; density evolution; frame length; low density parity check codes; parallel decoder; sparse parity check matrix; threshold; turbo codes; Bipartite graph; Delay effects; Error probability; H infinity control; Iterative decoding; Mutual information; Parity check codes; Sparse matrices; Sun; Turbo codes;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2002. Proceedings. 2002 IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7501-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2002.1023500
