• ETRI Journal
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.629-632
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• 2012

This letter investigates the combination of the Chase-2 and sum-product (SP) algorithms for low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. A simple modification of the tanh rule for check node update is given, which incorporates test error patterns (TEPs) used in the Chase algorithm into SP decoding of LDPC codes. Moreover, a simple yet effective approach is proposed to construct TEPs for dealing with decoding failures with low-weight syndromes. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm is effective in improving both the waterfall and error floor performance of LDPC codes.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.351-361
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• 2015

In this paper, a new decoding scheme is proposed to improve the error correcting performance of low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes in high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) region by using post-processing. It behaves as follows: First, a conventional LDPC decoding is applied to received LDPC codewords one by one. Then, we count the number of word errors in a predetermined number of decoded codewords. If there is no word error, nothing needs to be done and we can move to the next group of codewords with no delay. Otherwise, we perform a proper post-processing which produces a new soft-valued codeword (this will be fully explained in the main body of this paper) and then apply the conventional LDPC decoding to it again to recover the unsuccessfully decoded codewords. For the proposed decoding scheme, we adopt a simple product code structure which contains LDPC codes and simple algebraic codes as its horizontal and vertical codes, respectively. The decoding capability of the proposed decoding scheme is defined and analyzed using the parity-check matrices of vertical codes and, especially, the combined-decodability is derived for the case of single parity-check (SPC) codes and Hamming codes used as vertical codes. It is also shown that the proposed decoding scheme achieves much better error correcting capability in high SNR region with little additional decoding complexity, compared with the conventional LDPC decoding scheme.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1026-1035
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• 2011

본 논문은 기존 블록 터보 부호의 SISO(Soft-input Soft-output) 기반 반복 복호 알고리즘의 일반화 및 활용에 대한 연구를 다루고 있다. R. M. Pyndiah는 AWGN 채널(Additive White Gaussian Noise Channel)에서 2차원 Linear Block Code(선형 블록 부호, LBC) 결합으로 구성된 Product 부호의 SISO 반복 복호 방식을 제안했으며, 이를 블록 터보 부호라 하였다. 블록 터보 부호의 SISO 복호방식은 SIHO(Soft-input Hard-output) 복호 방식인 Chase 알고리즘의 부호 판정을 기반으로 연판정 정보를 생성 후 전달하여 반복적인 복호를 수행한다. 블록 터보 부호는 AWGN 채널에서 높은 Code-rate(부호율)의 Product 부호에 대해 적은 SISO 복호 반복만으로도 샤논 한계에 근접하는 우수한 성능을 보여준다. 본 논문에서는 BPSK(Binary Phase Shift Keying) 변조와 AWGN 채널 전송을 가정한 기존 블록 터보 부호 복호 알고리즘을 채널 출력의 LLR(Log-likelihood Ratio)에 기반한 알고리즘으로 일반화하고, LDPC(Low-density Parity Check) 부호와 블록 터보 부호의 직렬 결합 구조에서 일반화된 알고리즘 활용 예를 제시한다.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(1)
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• pp.279-282
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• 2002

Here we introduce so called Reference code-weighted sum of all PN codes used in the system-. We do inner product operation between received PN code and Reference code rather than locally generated PN code in the receiver. Acquisition process can be accomplished by only one inner product during full period of PN code. It's essential innovation against present method which can be viewed successive hypothesis test by inner product for entire candidate PH codes set. Well -defined decision region makes it possible. We suggest the. criterion fur designing the decision region and find a condition for weight (coefficient) of Reference code.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.479-484
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• 2014

In this paper, we consider the construction of cyclic and quasi-cyclic structured q-ary low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes over a designated small field. The construction is performed with a pre-defined sliding-window, which actually executes the regular mapping from original field to the targeted field under certain parameters. Compared to the original codes, the new constructed codes can provide better flexibility in choice of code rate, code length and size of field. The constructed codes over small fields with code length from tenths to hundreds perform well with q-ary sum-product decoding algorithm (QSPA) over the additive white Gaussian noise channel and are comparable to the improved spherepacking bound. These codes may found applications in wireless sensor networks (WSN), where the delay and energy are extremely constrained.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.54-60
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• 2015

The use of serial concatenated codes is an effective technique for alleviating the error floor phenomenon of low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes. An enhanced sum-product algorithm (SPA) for LDPC codes, which is suitable for serial concatenated codes, is proposed in this paper. The proposed algorithm minimizes the number of errors by using the failed check nodes (FCNs) in LDPC decoding. Hence, the error-correcting capability of the serial concatenated code can be improved. The number of FCNs is simply obtained by the syndrome test, which is performed during the SPA. Hence, the decoding procedure of the proposed algorithm is similar to that of the conventional algorithm. The error performance of the proposed algorithm is analyzed and compared with that of the conventional algorithm. As a result, a gain of 1.4 dB can be obtained by the proposed algorithm at a bit error rate of $10^{-8}$. In addition, the error performance of the proposed algorithm with just 30 iterations is shown to be superior to that of the conventional algorithm with 100 iterations.

• Journal of Communications and Networks
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.217-221
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• 2013

Quantum low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes based on the Calderbank-Shor-Steane construction have low encoding and decoding complexity. The sum-product algorithm(SPA) can be used to decode quantum LDPC codes; however, the decoding performance may be significantly decreased by the many four-cycles required by this type of quantum codes. All four-cycles can be eliminated using the entanglement-assisted formalism with maximally entangled states (ebits). The proposed entanglement-assisted quantum error-correcting code based on Euclidean geometry outperform differently structured quantum codes. However, the large number of ebits required to construct the entanglement-assisted formalism is a substantial obstacle to practical application. In this paper, we propose a novel class of entanglement-assisted quantum LDPC codes constructed using classical Euclidean geometry LDPC codes. Notably, the new codes require one copy of the ebit. Furthermore, we propose a construction scheme for a corresponding zigzag matrix and show that the algebraic structure of the codes could easily be expanded. A large class of quantum codes with various code lengths and code rates can be constructed. Our methods significantly improve the possibility of practical implementation of quantum error-correcting codes. Simulation results show that the entanglement-assisted quantum LDPC codes described in this study perform very well over a depolarizing channel with iterative decoding based on the SPA and that these codes outperform other quantum codes based on Euclidean geometries.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제28권10C호
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• pp.936-941
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• 2003

최근에 소개된 density evolution 기법은 sum-product 알고리즘에서 LDPC 부호가 갖는 성능의 한계를 분석하였다[1]. 또한. Iterative decoding 알고리즘에서 전달되는 정보가 Gaussian 확률분포를 갖는 점을 이용하여 기존의 density evolution 기법을 단순화 시킨 연구결과가 소개되었다[2]. 한편. LDPC 부호의 한계 성능을 sum-product가 아닌 min-sum 알고리즘에서 분석한 결과가 최근에 발표되었다[3]. 본 논문에서는 이러한 일련의 연구 결과를 바탕으로 min-sum 알고리즘을 이용하면서 Gaussian 확률 분포 특성을 이용한 density evolution 기법을 소개한다. 제안된 density evolution 기법은 기존의 방법보다 적은 계산으로 정확한 threshold를 구할 수 있으며. 그 결과가 numerical simulation 결과와 잘 일치함을 나타내었다.

• 대한수학회보
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.1163-1173
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• 2021

In this paper, we obtain the MacWilliams identity for linear codes over finite chain rings with respect to homogeneous weight, and the product of chain rings.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제35권5C호
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• pp.423-431
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 저밀도 패리티 검사부호의 복호에서 발생하는 트랩핑 세트에 갇힌 오류를 정정할 수 있는 수정 합-곱 알고리즘을 제안한다. 원래 합-곱 알고리즘과는 달리 제안된 방법은 반복복호의 실패 원인이 트랩핑 세트인지를 판단하는 과정과 트랩핑 세트에 갇힌 오류를 정정하는 2단계 복호과정으로 구성된다. 수정 합-곱 알고리즘에서는 트랩핑 세트에 포함된 변수노드를 검색하기 위하여 실패 검사노드 집합과 경판정 비트들의 천이패턴을 이용한다. 그리고 검색된 변수노드의 정보를 반전시킨 다음 합-곱 알고리즘을 수행함으로써 트랩핑 세트에 갇힌 오류를 정정한다. 모의실험 결과 제안된 복호알고리즘은 신호 대 잡음비의 증가에 따라 지속적으로 향상되는 오류성능을 보인다. 따라서 수정 합-곱 알고리즘은 저밀도 패리티 검사부호에서 발생하는 오류마루 현상을 현저히 감소시키거나 거의 제거할 수 있는 것으로 사료된다.