• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제35권7C호
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• pp.587-593
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) chart를 이용하여 다중 안테나 시스템에서 irregular low-density parity-check (LDPC) code를 설계하는 방법을 기술한다. 다중 안테나 기반의 Irregular LDPC code 설계를 위하여 maximum a posteriori probability (MAP) 방식의 다중 안테나 검출 방식이 사용되었으며 수신기는 다중 안테나 검출기와 LDPC 복호기 사이에서 복호된 soft 정보를 주고 받는 turbo iterative 구조를 가정하였다. 다중 안테나 기반의 irregular LDPC code의 edge degree 분포는 EXIT chart와 linear optimization programming 기법을 사용하여 얻을 수 있으며 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션을 통하여 제안된 방법으로 설계된 irregular LDPC code의 성능을 다양한 환경에서 검증하였다.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제37권1A호
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• pp.34-42
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• 2012

LDPC(low density parity check) 부호는 낮은 복잡성과 Shannon의 한계에 근접하는 오류 정정 능력을 보이기 때문에 turbo 부호와 함께 많은 응용 분야에 적용되고 있다. 최근에는 분산 동영상 부호화(distributed video coding: DVC) 시스템의 Wyner-Ziv 프레임 복호를 위해서도 LDPC 부호가 많이 사용되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 DVC 시스템을 위한 LDPC 부호를 설계하기 위해 패리티 체크 행렬 H를 설계하고 부호율 적응적인(rate adaptive) 특성을 만족하기 위해 H 행렬의 패리티 점검 노드를 효율적으로 병합하는 방법을 제안한다. 이를 위해 cycle의 연결성을 고려한 ACE(approximation cycles EMD) 알고리즘을 기반으로 효율적인 LDPC 부호를 설계하고 부호율 적응적인 특성을 갖도록 하기 위해 H 행렬의 크기와 압축율을 고려하여 병합 범위를 지정하고 지정된 범위에 따라 패리티 점검 노드를 병합한다. 그리고 ACE 알고리즘의 계수와 차수 분포를 변화시키면서 설계한 LDPC 부호의 성능을 해석한다.

• JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.418-425
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• 2012

In this paper, efficient implementation of error correction code (ECC) processing circuits based on single error correction and double error detection (SEC-DED) code with check bit pre-computation is proposed for memories. During the write operation of memory, check bit pre-computation eliminates the overall bits computation required to detect a double error, thereby reducing the complexity of the ECC processing circuits. In order to implement the ECC processing circuits using the check bit pre-computation more efficiently, the proper SEC-DED codes are proposed. The H-matrix of the proposed SEC-DED code is the same as that of the odd-weight-column code during the write operation and is designed by replacing 0's with 1's at the last row of the H-matrix of the odd-weight-column code during the read operation. When compared with a conventional implementation utilizing the odd-weight- column code, the implementation based on the proposed SEC-DED code with check bit pre-computation achieves reductions in the number of gates, latency, and power consumption of the ECC processing circuits by up to 9.3%, 18.4%, and 14.1% for 64 data bits in a word.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.346-350
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• 2015

It is known that the progressive edge-growth (PEG) algorithm can be used to construct low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes at finite code lengths with large girths through the establishment of edges between variable and check nodes in an edge-by-edge manner. In [1], the authors derived a class of LDPC codes for relay communication systems by extending the full-diversity root-LDPC code. However, the submatrices of the parity-check matrix H corresponding to this code were constructed separately; thus, the girth of H was not optimized. To solve this problem, this paper proposes a modified PEG algorithm for use in the design of large girth and full-diversity LDPC codes. Simulation results indicated that the LDPC codes constructed using the modified PEG algorithm exhibited a more favorable frame error rate performance than did codes proposed in [1] over block-fading channels.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2011

This paper presents an approach to the construction of multiple-rate quasi-cyclic low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. Parity-check matrices of the proposed codes consist of $q{\times}q$ square submatrices. The block rows and block columns of the parity-check matrix correspond to the hyperplanes (${\mu}$-fiats) and points in Euclidean geometries, respectively. By decomposing the ${\mu}$-fiats, we obtain LDPC codes of different code rates and a constant code length. The code performance is investigated in term of the bit error rate and compared with those of LDPC codes given in IEEE standards. Simulation results show that our codes perform very well and have low error floors over the additive white Gaussian noise channel.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2008년도 하계종합학술대회
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• pp.161-162
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• 2008

In this paper we design an irregular low-density parity-check (LDPC) code for a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system. The considered MIMO system is minimum mean square error soft-interference cancellation (MMSE-SIC) detector. The MMSE-SIC detector and the LDPC decoder exchange soft information and consist a turbo iterative detection and decoding receiver. Extrinsic information transfer (EXIT) charts are used to obtain the edge degree distribution of the irregular LDPC code which is optimized for the input-output transfer chart of the MMSE-SIC detector. It is shown that the performance of the designed LDPC code is much better than that of conventional LDPC code optimized for the AWGN channel.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.455-463
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• 2009

We consider the challenges of finding good puncturing patterns for rate-compatible low-density parity-check code (LDPC) codes over additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channels. Puncturing is a scheme to obtain a series of higher rate codes from a lower rate mother code. It is widely used in channel coding but it causes performance is lost compared to non-punctured LDPC codes at the same rate. Previous work, considered the role of survived check nodes in puncturing patterns. Limitations, such as single survived check node assumption and simulation-based verification, were examined. This paper analyzes the performance according to the role of multiple survived check nodes and multiple dead check nodes. Based on these analyses, we propose new algorithm to find a good puncturing pattern for LDPC codes over AWGN channels.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권3C호
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• pp.205-215
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• 2007

This paper presents low latency and/or computation algorithms of iterative codes of turbo codes, turbo product codes and low density parity check codes for use in wireless broadband communication systems. Due to high coding complexity of iterative codes, this paper focus on lower complexity and/or latency algorithms that are easily implementable in hardware and further accelerate the decoding speed.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제32권4C호
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• pp.370-378
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• 2007

The most appropriate low density parity check (LDPC) code for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) system suitable for future multimedia communication systems is presented in this paper. HARQ system with punctured LDPC code is investigated at first. And two transmission schemes with parallel concatenated LDPC code are also presented and their performances are analyzed according to the various values of mean column weight (MCW). As a result, the parallel concatenated LDPC code with the diversity effect of information bit is considered to be more appropriate for HARQ system considering the throughput as well as error performance.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제41권9호
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• pp.1095-1102
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• 2016

본 논문에서는 single parity check 부호(SPC)를 포함하는 3차원 turbo product 부호(TPC)의 효율적인 복호 기법을 제안한다. 일반적으로 TPC의 부호율을 극대화하기 위한 목적으로 부호 길이가 짧은 축에서 SPC 부호를 적용한다. 그러나 SPC 부호가 오류 정정 능력이 없는 부호이기 때문에 3차원 TPC를 Chase-Pyndiah 복호 알고리즘만으로 복호할 경우, 2차원 TPC에 비하여 성능 개선이 거의 발생하지 않는다. 본 논문에서는 이를 개선하기 위해 다음의 2가지 기법을 복호 과정에 적용하였다. 우선 SPC 부호로 이루어진 축에서는 구현 복잡도를 낮추기 위하여 $min^*$-sum 알고리즘을 복호 방법으로 적용하였으며, 반복 복호 방식으로는 성능 개선을 위해 직렬 복호 방식을 변형한 방식을 이용하였다. 마지막으로 이를 적용한 TPC 시뮬레이터의 성능을 비교 분석하고, 실제 하드웨어 구현과정에서 고려해야 할 부분을 소개한 후, VHDL을 이용하여 3차원 TPC를 설계하였다.