Apparatus and method to encode/decode block low density parity check codes in a communication system

摘要

An apparatus and method to encode a block Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) code in a signal transmission apparatus is disclosed. The method includes generating a first block LDPC codeword by encoding an information vector using a first parity check matrix when a code rate to be used in the signal transmission apparatus is a first code rate as a code rate of the first parity check matrix, and generating a second block LDPC codeword by encoding the information vector using a second parity check matrix when the code rate to be used in the signal transmission apparatus is a second code rate as a code rate of the second parity check matrix.