Convergence and errors in turbo-decoding

Autor: A.C. Reid, Desmond P. Taylor, T.A. Gulliver
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: IEEE Transactions on Communications. 49:2045-2051
ISSN: 0090-6778
DOI: 10.1109/26.974246
Popis: Turbo-codes are decoded using iterative decoding algorithms with somewhat elusive convergence properties. In this paper, the modes of convergence observed in an extensive series of turbo-code simulations are categorized by examining the bit convergence behavior for each frame. Based on these results, a new method for decoder termination based on average log-likelihood ratios is presented and compared with other methods. As an application, a selective repeat automatic repeat request (ARQ) system is considered.
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