METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMABLE DECODING OF PLURAL CODE TYPES

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a programmable coder/decoder (codec) that supports encoding or decoding and symbol processing functions for a plurality of different existing and future communication standards.SOLUTION: A method is provided for decoding data encoded using one of a plurality of code types (CTs), where each of the CTs correspond to a communication standard. The method comprises: identifying the CT associated with the data; loading a program code associated with the identified CT into one or more of a plurality of programmable parallel decoders; allocating the data to the plurality of programmable parallel decoders, where the programmable parallel decoders can be reconfigured to decode data encoded using each of the plurality of CTs; and providing the data and the associated CT to the allocated programmable parallel decoders.