DECODER AND METHOD FOR DECODING A TAIL-BITING CONVOLUTIONAL ENCODED SIGNAL USING VITERBI DECODING SCHEME
摘要
<p>A decoder and method for decoding a tail-biting convolutional encoded signal using Viterbi decoding scheme performs a traceback operation for a first portion of a total code block, which includes a code block of the tail-biting convolutional encoded signal and a padded block. During the traceback operation for the first portion, a particular state at a predefined position within the first portion is stored as a circular state. The circular state is used as a traceback starting state for at least one subsequent portion of the total code block to produce a decoded signal of the code block.</p>
