Title :
Method to analyse convergence of turbo codes
Author :
Luo, Q. ; Sweeney, P.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Commun. Syst. Res., Univ. of Surrey, Guildford, UK
fDate :
6/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The use of cross-entropy to analyse the convergence behaviour of a turbo decoder is proposed. Based on the new method, Eb/N0 thresholds are predicted and compared with those predicted by existing techniques. Simulation results show that the new technique is effective and advantageous in practical applications.
Keywords :
convergence of numerical methods; iterative decoding; turbo codes; Eb/N0 thresholds; cross-entropy; turbo codes; turbo decoder;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20051217