Digital communication system

摘要

A digital communications system suitable for high-speed data transmission includes a transmitter and a receiver providing the ability to selectively switch between multiple coding and decoding methods. The transmitter includes a plurality of trellis coders, each of which performs a different type of coding on a transmission signal. The receiver includes a plurality of Viterbi decoders, corresponding to the different types of coders in the transmitter, for decoding the transmission signal. The receiver also includes a selector for determining which of the decoder outputs to choose from based on the frequency of code violations detected in the transmission signal. The present invention thus provides a flexible apparatus for improving the quality of high-speed data transmissions.