Log-likelihood ratio (LLR) conversion schemes in orthogonal code hopping multiplexing

Log-likelihood ratio (LLR) conversion schemes are proposed to reduce the effect of perforations that occur in orthogonal code hopping multiplexing (OCHM), which was previously proposed to accommodate more downlink channels than the number of orthogonal codewords. The proposed LLR conversion schemes greatly reduce the required signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in channel decoding even when the perforation probability is high. The performance of the proposed schemes is evaluated by simulation in terms of the required E/sub b//N/sub 0/ for a 1% block error rate.