Systems and methods for dual binary and non-binary decoding

摘要

The present invention is related to systems and methods for applying two or more data decode algorithms to a processing data set. The systems and methods include decoding of a non-binary code word by means of a binary decoder and a non-binary decoder. For both decoders, the number of unsatisfied check nodes is determined and one of the decoded code words is selected on the basis of the number of unsatisfied check nodes.The non-binary code may be a non-binary low-density parity check (LDPC) code.