摘要 |
An apparatus for decoding a signal and method thereof and a TCM decoder and method thereof. The TCM decoder may calculate a branch metric based on path metrics received from a plurality of other TCM decoders. The TCM decoder may be included within a joint TCM decoder which may be included within the apparatus. In an example, the apparatus may be a time-division multiplexed trellis-coded modulation (TDM-TCM) decoder. In another example, the apparatus may further include an equalizer feedback part.
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