Title :
Convergence and errors in turbo-decoding
Author :
Reid, Andrew C. ; Gulliver, T. Aaron ; Taylor, Desmond P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Canterbury Univ., Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
Modes of iterative decoder convergence observed in turbo-code simulations are categorised. A method for decoder termination based on average log-likelihoods is presented and applied to an ARQ system
Keywords :
automatic repeat request; convergence of numerical methods; iterative decoding; turbo codes; ARQ system; average log-likelihoods; decoder termination; error events; iterative decoder convergence; turbo code simulations; turbo decoding; Automatic repeat request; Concatenated codes; Convergence; Geometry; Iterative decoding; Stability criteria; Turbo codes; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 2001. Proceedings. 2001 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7123-2
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.2001.935889
