Evaluating alternative encoding solutions during data compression
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving an uncompressed input string of data bits arranged into fixed-sized chunks;
comparing a multiple number of successive chunks of the input string to previously received chunks of the input string during a single clock cycle;
identifying at least two alternative encoding solutions based on matches obtained during the comparing step, each solution having a different number of indexes and a different number of literals; and
compressing the input string to form a compressed output string using a selected one of the at least two alternative encoding solutions that achieves a fewer number of bits in said output string.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for compressing data. In accordance with various embodiments, an input string of data bits is received and arranged into fixed-sized chunks. Multiple successive chunks of the input string are compared to previously received chunks of the input string during a single clock cycle. At least two alternative encoding solutions are identified based on matches obtained during said comparison. The input string is compressed to form a compressed output string using a selected one of the at least two alternative encoding solutions that achieves a fewer number of bits in said output string.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving an uncompressed input string of data bits arranged into fixed-sized chunks; comparing a multiple number of successive chunks of the input string to previously received chunks of the input string during a single clock cycle; identifying at least two alternative encoding solutions based on matches obtained during the comparing step, each solution having a different number of indexes and a different number of literals; and compressing the input string to form a compressed output string using a selected one of the at least two alternative encoding solutions that achieves a fewer number of bits in said output string. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a memory which stores previously received chunks of an input string of data bits; a match module which compares multiple successive chunks of the input string to the previously received chunks during a single clock cycle; and an encoding module which identifies at least two alternative encoding solutions based on different combinations of matches obtained by the match module for a common set of said chunks, and compresses the input string to form a compressed output string using a selected one of the at least two alternative encoding solutions that achieves a fewer number of bits in said output string. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. An apparatus comprising a data compression engine adapted to identify a plurality of alternative lossless data encoding solutions available to encode a selected set of successive chunks of uncompressed input data resident in a first memory, and to employ a selected one of said plurality of available encoding solutions to generate a compressed data set in a second memory, each solution having a different total number of indexes, each index having a starting address and a run length.
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