DocumentCode
355880
Title
On the analog implementation of the APP (BCJR) algorithm
Author
Moerz, M. ; Hagenauer, J. ; Offer, E.
Author_Institution
Inst. of Commun. Eng., Munich Univ. of Technol., Germany
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
425
Abstract
Fundamental building blocks for analog decoders are introduced which transform log-likelihood ratios into probabilities and vice versa. By interconnecting these blocks general trellis modules can be designed for an analog VLSI implementation of the APP (BCJR) decoding algorithm
Keywords
VLSI; analogue integrated circuits; analogue processing circuits; maximum likelihood decoding; probability; APP algorithm; BCJR algorithm; analog VLSI implementation; analog decoders; analog implementation; building blocks; general trellis modules; log-likelihood ratios; probabilities; Algorithm design and analysis; Bipolar integrated circuits; Decoding; Diodes; Magnetic recording; Microwave integrated circuits; Random variables; Very large scale integration; Viterbi algorithm; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Theory, 2000. Proceedings. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location
Sorrento
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5857-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ISIT.2000.866723
Filename
866723
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