Concatenated forward error correction decoder
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1. A method of performing error correction comprising:
- encoding a stream of data using concatenated reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes;
communicating said encoded data over a transmission system; and
decoding said encoded data using said reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes and three levels of decoding.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing error correction is described. A stream of data is encoded using concatenated error correcting codes. The encoded data is communicated over a transmission system. The encoded data is decoded using the codes and three levels of decoding.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of performing error correction comprising:
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encoding a stream of data using concatenated reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes;
communicating said encoded data over a transmission system; and
decoding said encoded data using said reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes and three levels of decoding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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13. A machine-readable medium whose contents cause a computer system to perform forward error correcting, comprising:
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encoding a stream of data using concatenated reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes;
communicating said encoded data over a transmission system; and
decoding said encoded data using said reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes and three levels of decoding.
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25. An apparatus to perform forward error correction, comprising:
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a transceiver to receive an encoded stream of data from a transmission system, wherein said encoded stream of data was encoded using concatenated reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes; and
A forward error correction decoder to decode said received stream of data using said concatenated reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes and three levels of decoding.
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28. A system to perform forward error correction, comprising;
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a forward error correction encoder to encode a data stream using concatenated reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes;
a communications network to communicate said encoded data stream; and
a forward error correction decoder to decode said encoded data stream using said concatenated reed-solomon and turbo-code error correcting codes and three levels of decoding.
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