Title :
An Improved A* Algorithm for Decoding Linear Block Codes
Author :
Lin, Mao-Chao ; Chang, Chia-Fu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan
Abstract :
In this paper, a modified version of the A* algorithm for decoding linear block codes is proposed. By employing the early acquired information for some parity bits, we can improve the efficiency of the A* decoding algorithm.
Keywords :
block codes; decoding; linear codes; block code decoding; improved A* decoding algorithm; linear code; Algorithm design and analysis; Block codes; Channel capacity; Communications Society; Decoding; Design methodology; Joining processes; Parity check codes; Statistics; Turbo codes;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6396-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCNC.2010.5506478
