摘要 |
<p>The present invention is directed to a digital data error correcting apparatus in which an error correction capability can be considerably improved in a digital signal transmission system when a digital modulation code is decoded. In a minimum distance decoding method, when a plurality of reference samples having equal minimum Hamming distance relative to a digital modulation code exist, on the basis of the probability that an error will occur in the respective bits, respective bits are weighted, and a reference sample having the minimum distance from the input sample is selected from a plurality of reference samples to thereby correct an error. Further, the present invention is directed to a digital sync. detection apparatus in which an ability for detecting a sync. pattern can be considerably improved without degrading the probability that a pseudo-sync. signal will occur. A detection interval of a predetermined cycle is set in a sync. pattern of a predetermined cycle whose Hamming distance between it and a digital modulation code is larger than k by a detection window signal generator circuit (40), and (k -1) bit error of the sync. pattern can be corrected during this detection interval. <IMAGE></p> |