Reception of inter-symbol-correlated signals using symbol-by-symbol soft-output demodulator

• US 9,686,104 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2015
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Eliaz, Amir, Reuven, Ilan
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, LEON VIET Q
• Application Number:
  US14/833,427
• Publication Number:
  US 20160050088A1
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/005 Iterative decoding, including iteration between signal detection and decoding operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0054 Maximum-likelihood or sequential decoding, e.g. Viterbi, Fano, ZJ algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03006 Arrangements for removing intersymbol interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03057 with a recursive structure H04L25/03031 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03286 with channel-decoding circuitry
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03305 Joint sequence estimation and interference removal joint detection of several desired signals H04L25/03331
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03318 Provision of soft decisions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/067 providing soft decisions, i.e. decisions together with an estimate of reliability H04L25/068 and H04L25/069 take precedence; sequence estimation techniques H04L25/03178
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/38 Demodulator circuits; Receiver circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/06 Simultaneous speech and data transmission, e.g. telegraphic transmission over the same conductors
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 11/062 using different frequency bands for speech and other data

Abstract

A receiver comprises a sequence estimation circuit and a soft-input-soft-output (SISO) decoder. The sequence estimation circuit comprises circuitry operable to generate first soft bit decisions for symbols of a received inter-symbol-correlated signal. The SISO decoder comprises circuitry operable to decode the first soft bit decisions to generate corrected soft bit decisions. The circuitry of the sequence estimation circuit is operable to generate, based on the corrected soft bit decisions, second soft bit decisions for the symbols of the received inter-symbol-correlated signal, which are improved/refined relative to the first soft bit decisions.

Claims

1. A receiver comprising:

sequence estimation circuitry operable to generate first soft bit decisions as to encoded bits corresponding to a received symbol; and

decoder circuitry configured to decode said first soft bit decisions to generate extrinsic bit information regarding said received symbol, wherein

said sequence estimation circuitry is operable to use said extrinsic information as a priori information for generating second soft bit decision as to said encoded bits corresponding to said received symbol, and

said sequence estimation circuitry or said decoder circuitry is operable to estimate nonlinear distortion experienced by said received symbol based on levels of said received symbol and adjust said first soft bit decisions based on said estimated nonlinear distortion.

2. The receiver of claim 1, wherein said sequence estimation circuitry comprises a demapper operable to demap a first symbol decision as part of said generation of said first soft bit decisions.

3. The receiver of claim 1, wherein said sequence estimation circuitry comprises a deinterleaver.

4. The receiver of claim 1, wherein said decoder circuitry comprises a mapper operable to map said extrinsic bit information to a corresponding symbol information.

5. The receiver of claim 1, wherein said decoder circuitry comprises an interleaver.

6. The receiver of claim 1, wherein said sequence estimation circuitry comprises a nonlinearity modeling circuit operable to generate a model of nonlinearities experienced by said received symbol.

7. The receiver of claim 1, wherein said sequence estimation circuitry is operable to estimate nonlinear distortion experienced by said received symbol based on levels of said received symbol and adjust said first soft bit decisions based on said estimated nonlinear distortion.

8. The receiver of claim 1, wherein said decoder circuitry is operable to estimate nonlinear distortion experienced by said received symbol based on levels of said received symbol and adjust said first soft bit decisions based on said estimated nonlinear distortion.

9. A method comprising:

generating, by sequence estimation circuitry, first soft bit decisions as to encoded bits corresponding to a received symbol;

estimating, by said sequence estimation circuitry, nonlinear distortion experienced by said received symbol based on levels of said received symbol;

adjusting, by said sequence estimation circuitry, said first soft bit decisions based on said estimated nonlinear distortion; and

decoding, by decoder circuitry, said first soft bit decisions to generate extrinsic bit information regarding said received symbol, wherein said sequence estimation circuitry is operable to use said extrinsic information as a priori information for generating second soft bit decision as to said encoded bits corresponding to said received symbol.

10. The method of claim 9, comprising demapping, by said sequence estimation circuitry, a first symbol decision as part of said generating said first soft bit decisions.

11. The method of claim 9, comprising deinterleaving, by said sequence estimation circuitry, said first soft bit decisions.

12. The method of claim 9, comprising mapping, by said decoder circuitry, said extrinsic bit information to corresponding symbol information.

13. The method of claim 9, comprising interleaving, by said decoder circuitry, said extrinsic bit information.

14. The method of claim 9, comprising generating, by a nonlinearity modeling circuit of said sequence estimation circuitry, a model of nonlinearities experienced by said received symbol.

15. A method comprising:

generating, by sequence estimation circuitry, first soft bit decisions as to encoded bits corresponding to a received symbol;

decoding, by decoder circuitry, said first soft bit decisions to generate extrinsic bit information regarding said received symbol, wherein said sequence estimation circuitry is operable to use said extrinsic information as a priori information for generating second soft bit decision as to said encoded bits corresponding to said received symbol;

estimating, by said decoder circuitry, nonlinear distortion experienced by said received symbol based on levels of said received symbol; and

adjusting, by said decoder circuitry, said first soft bit decisions based on said estimated nonlinear distortion.