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Implementation of Stopping Criterion Algorithm using Variance Values of LLR in Turbo Code

터보부호에서 LLR 분산값을 이용한 반복중단 알고리즘 구현

  • Jeong Dae-Ho (Department of Electrical Electronic and Information Engineering, Wonkwang University) ;
  • Kim Hwan-Yong (Department of Electrical Electronic and Information Engineering, Wonkwang University)
  • 정대호 (원광대학교 전기전자 및 정보공학부) ;
  • 김환용 (원광대학교 전기전자 및 정보공학부)
  • Published : 2006.09.01
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Abstract

Turbo code, a kind of error correction coding technique, has been used in the field of digital mobile communication system. As the number of iterations increases, it can achieves remarkable BER performance over AWGN channel environment. However, if the number of iterations is increased in the several channel environments, any further iteration results in very little improvement, and requires much delay and computation in proportion to the number of iterations. To solve this problems, it is necessary to device an efficient criterion to stop the iteration process and prevent unnecessary delay and computation. In this paper, it proposes an efficient and simple criterion for stopping the iteration process in turbo decoding. By using variance values of LLR in turbo decoder, the proposed algerian can largely reduce the average number of iterations without BER performance degradation in all SNR regions. As a result of simulation, the average number of iterations in the upper SNR region is reduced by about $34.66%{\sim}41.33%$ compared to method using variance values of extrinsic information. the average number of iterations in the lower SNR region is reduced by about $13.93%{\sim}14.45%$ compared to CE algorithm and about $13.23%{\sim}14.26%$ compared to SDR algorithm.

터보부호는 디지털 이동통신 시스템에서 사용되는 오류정정 부호화 기법의 일종으로서 반복복호가 진행됨에 따라 AWGN 채널 환경에서 우수한 BER 성능을 나타낸다. 그러나 다양한 채널 환경에서 반복 횟수가 증가하면 복호하는데 필요한 지연시간과 계산량이 증가하는 단점을 가진다. 이를 해결하기 위해서는 적절한 반복 후에 반복복호를 효율적으로 중단시킬 수 있는 중단조건이 필요하게 된다. 본 논문에서는 터보 복호기의 최종 연판정 출력값인 LLR의 분산값을 중단조건으로 이용하여 BER 성능의 손실없이 모든 SNR 영역에서 평균 반복복호 횟수를 크게 감소시킬 수 있는 효율적인 반복중단 알고리즘을 제안한다. 모의실험 결과, 높은 SNR 영역에서 제안된 알고리즘의 평균 반복복호 횟수는 외부정보 값에 대한 분산값을 이용한 방법과 비교하여 약 $34.66{\sim}41.33%$ 정도의 감소효과를 나타내었다. 낮은 SNR 영역에서 CE 알고리즘과 비교하여 약 $13.93%{\sim}14.45%$ 정도의 감소효과를 나타냈으며, SDR 알고리즘과 비교하여 약 $13.23%{\sim}14.26%$ 정도의 감소효과를 나타내었다.

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