An efficient decoding algorithm for block turbo codes.

An efficient soft-input soft-output iterative decoding algorithm for block turbo codes (BTCs) is proposed. The proposed algorithm utilizes Kaneko's (1994) decoding algorithm for soft-input hard-output decoding. These hard outputs are converted to soft-decisions using reliability calculations. T...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	IEEE Transactions on communications 49, 1 (2001).
Main Author:	Dave, S.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	AWGN channel. Additive white Gaussian noise channel. Approximation. Block turbo codes. Computational complexity. Efficient decoding algorithm. Error patterns. Optimal decoding. Performance-complexity tradeoff. Reliability calculations. Simulation results. Soft-decisions. Soft-input hard-output decoding. Soft-input soft-output iterative decoding. Suboptimal decoding. Wireless multimedia applications.