Decision voting in a parallel decoder

摘要

A method ( 700 ) and apparatus ( 600 ) are described for performing decision voting in connection with a parallel ACS unit ( 110 ) and track buffer ( 112 ) in an Ultrawide Bandwidth (UWB) receiver having a parallel DECODER for decoding a message sequence encoded according to a convolutional code. Outputs from the track buffer can be input to a voting unit ( 620 ) where a voting scheme can be applied and a decision rendered as to the originally transmitted message sequence.