Soft trellis decoding
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1. A method of soft trellis decoding comprising:
- determining the probable present state from sequences of probable prior states and relative measures of merit related to the transitions from the last previous probable states to the probable present stateassociating with the present state that measure of relative meritand decoding the information represented by that more probable sequence of states utilizing the measure of merit associated with each state.
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Abstract
There is provided a mechanism for soft trellis decoding. It comprises: generating decisions that rely upon other decision making and associating with it information indicative of the confidence held in those decisions and generated from the relative merit of any given decision. It further comprises: generating Maximum Likelihood Sequence Estimation equalization decisions and multiplying a signed value of the generated decision by the absolute values of the difference between alternative criterion utilized to arrive at any given decision, whereby the relative merit comprises a measure of signal quality at the time that given decision is made.
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1. A method of soft trellis decoding comprising:
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determining the probable present state from sequences of probable prior states and relative measures of merit related to the transitions from the last previous probable states to the probable present state associating with the present state that measure of relative merit and decoding the information represented by that more probable sequence of states utilizing the measure of merit associated with each state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Apparatus for soft trellis decoding comprising, operatively coupled in series:
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means for determining the probable present state from sequences of probable prior states and relative measures of merit related to the transitions from the last previous probable states to the probable present state, means for associating with the present state that measure of relative merit and means for decoding the information represented by that more probable sequence of states utilizing the measure of merit associated with each state.
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11. Apparatus for soft trellis decoding comprising, operatively coupled in series:
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means for determining the probable present state from sequences of probable prior states and relative measures of merit related to the transitions from the last previous probable states to the probable present state, means for multiplying the value representative of the determined state by the absolute value of that measure of relative merit in the difference between alternative transition sequences and means for decoding the information represented by that more probable sequence of states utilizing the measure of merit weighted with each state.
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