APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ALTERING THE RATIO OF INFORMATION TO PARITY IN A DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

A digital communications receiver is provided which is capable of receiving encoded signals transmitted over a radio link. The receiver is configurable such that it is capable of being commanded to receive signals exhibiting either a first ratio of information to parity or signals having a second ratio of information to parity. The receiver can also be commanded to receive signals having third or fourth ratios of information to parity. Thus the effective information throughput of the receiver can be increased upon command when desired.