Method for obtaining from a block turbo-code an error correcting code of desired parameters

摘要

The present invention concerns a method for obtaining an error correcting code of a given first size (N), including a systematic information part of a given second size (K) and a redundancy part. A block turbo-code is first obtained from said systematic information part and from predetermined information elements provided at known locations, said block turbo-code consisting in a product of elementary systematic block codes, at least said predetermined information elements being removed from the obtained block turbo-code to produce a shortened block turbo-code. An additional error correcting code is derived from at least a portion of said shortened block turbo-code and said shortened block turbo-code is stuffed with stuffing elements so as to attain said given first size, said stuffing elements being information elements of said additional error correcting code.