Title :
When is hard decision decoding enough?
Author :
Swaszek, Peter F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Eng., Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI, USA
Abstract :
Many algorithms for soft and near-soft decision decoding of block codes start by implementing hard decision decoding. In several instances it has been noted that simple tests of the hard decision result may allow the algorithm to terminate at this point. This paper explores this notion in detail
Keywords :
Gaussian channels; block codes; decision theory; decoding; algorithm; block codes; hard decision decoding; AWGN channels; Additive noise; Block codes; Code standards; Decoding; Euclidean distance; Gaussian channels; Gaussian noise; Performance evaluation; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Information Theory, 1995. Proceedings., 1995 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Whistler, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2453-6
DOI :
10.1109/ISIT.1995.531156
