• Journal of the Korean Institute of Telematics and Electronics A
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• v.30A no.11
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• pp.21-28
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• 1993

Decoding algorithm of noncyclic Reed-Solomon codes consists of four steps which are to compute syndromes, to find error-location polynomial, to decide error-location, and to solve error-values. There is a decoding method by which the computation of both error-location polynomial and error-evaluator polynimial can be avoided in conventional decoding methods using Euclid algorithm. The disadvantage of this method is that the same amount of computation is needed that is equivalent to solve the avoided polynomial. This paper considers the division method on polynomial on GF(2$^{m}$) systematically. And proposes a novel method to find error correcting polynomial by simple mathematical expression without the same amount of computation to find the two avoided polynomial. Especially. proposes the method which the amount of computation to find F (x) from the division M(x) by x, (x-1),....(x--${\alpha}^{n-2}$) respectively can be avoided. By applying the simple expression to decoding procedure on RS codes, propses a new decoding algorithm, and to show the validity of presented method, computer simulation is performed.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.3-11
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• 2000

AAL-1에서는 (128, 124) Reed-Solomon부호를 사용한 인터리버 및 디인터리버에 의해 ATM 셀에서 발생하는 오류를 정정하고 있다. Reed-Solomon부호의 복호법 중 직접복호법은 오류위치다항식의 계산없이 오류위치와 오류치를 알 수 있으며 유한체 GF(2m)의 표현에서 정규기저를 사용하면 곱셈과 나눗셈을 단순한게 비트 이동만으로 처리할 수 있다. 직접복호법과 정규기저를 사용하여 ATM 적응계층에 적용 가능한 (128, 124) Reed-Solomon부호의 복호기를 설계하고 VHDL로 시뮬레이션 하였으며 이 복호기는 동일한 복호회로에 의해 둘 또는 하나의 심벌에 발생한 오류를 정정할 수 있다.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.26 no.4B
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• pp.427-436
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• 2001

RS product codes are widely used in digital storage systems. There are lots of decoding strategies for product code for short-length RS codes. Unfortunately many of them cannot be applied to long-length RS product codes because of the complexity of decoder. This paper proposes new decoding strategies which can be used in long length RS product codes.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics and Information Engineers
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.59-67
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• 2013

Reed-Solomon (RS) codes are powerful error-correcting codes used in diverse applications. Recently, algebraic soft-decision decoding algorithm for RS codes that can correct the errors beyond the error correcting bound has been proposed. The algorithm requires very intensive computations for interpolation, therefore an efficient VLSI architecture, which is realizable in hardware with a moderate hardware complexity, is mandatory for various applications. In this paper, we propose an efficient architecture with low hardware complexity for interpolation in soft-decision list decoding of Reed-Solomon codes. The proposed architecture processes the candidate polynomial in such a way that the terms of X degrees are processed in serial and the terms of Y degrees are processed in parallel. The processing order of candidate polynomials adaptively changes to increase the efficiency of memory access for coefficients; this minimizes the internal registers and the number of memory accesses and simplifies the memory structure by combining and storing data in memory. Also, the proposed architecture shows high hardware efficiency, since each module is balanced in terms of latency and the modules are maximally overlapped in schedule. The proposed interpolation architecture for the (255, 239) RS list decoder is designed and synthesized using the DongbuHitek $0.18{\mu}m$ standard cell library, the number of gate counts is 25.1K and the maximum operating frequency is 200 MHz.

• ETRI Journal
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.612-621
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• 2016

A new time-domain decoder for Reed-Solomon (RS) codes is proposed. Because this decoder can correct both errors and erasures without computing the erasure locator, errata locator, or errata evaluator polynomials, the computational complexity can be substantially reduced. Herein, to demonstrate this benefit, complexity comparisons between the proposed decoder and the Truong-Jeng-Hung and Lin-Costello decoders are presented. These comparisons show that the proposed decoder consistently has lower computational requirements when correcting all combinations of ${\nu}$ errors and ${\mu}$ erasures than both of the related decoders under the condition of $2{\nu}+{\mu}{\leq}d_{\min}-1$, where $d_{min}$ denotes the minimum distance of the RS code. Finally, the (255, 223) and (63, 39) RS codes are used as examples for complexity comparisons under the upper bounded condition of min $2{\nu}+{\mu}=d_{\min}-1$. To decode the two RS codes, the new decoder can save about 40% additions and multiplications when min ${\mu}=d_{min}-1$ as compared with the two related decoders. Furthermore, it can also save 50% of the required inverses for min $0{\leq}{\mu}{\leq}d_{\min}-1$.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.147-152
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• 1985

The error-trapping decoder is constructed for the (7, 3) Reed-Solomon code. The syndrome resister is constructed with the encoder and the substanial test logic circuits. The element of GF(8) is represented by the triple D-flip-floops. The hardware is constructed. And it is controlled by the micro computer(Apple II). The time for the encoding and the decoding were $350\musecs and 910u secs respectively. The experimental results show that the two symbol errors were corrected and 4-bit-binary-burst errors were also corrected.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Communication Sciences Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.595-598
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• 1998

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.187-187
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• 2004

In this paper, we present an efficient architecture of a versatile Reed-Solomon (RS) decoder which can be programmed to decode RS codes continuously with my message length k as well as any block length n. This unique feature eliminates the need of inserting zeros for decoding shortened RS codes. Also, the values of the parameters n and k, hence the error-correcting capability t can be altered at every codeword block. The decoder permits 3-step pipelined processing based on the modified Euclid's algorithm (MEA). Since each step can be driven by a separate clock, the decoder can operate just as 2-step pipeline processing by employing the faster clock in step 2 and/or step 3. Also, the decoder can be used even in the case that the input clock is different from the output clock. Each step is designed to have a structure suitable for decoding RS codes with varying block length. A new architecture for the MEA is designed for variable values of the t. The operating length of the shift registers in the MEA block is shortened by one, and it can be varied according to the different values of the t. To maintain the throughput rate with less circuitry, the MEA block uses both the recursive technique and the over-clocking technique. The decoder can decodes codeword received not only in a burst mode, but also in a continuous mode. It can be used in a wide range of applications because of its versatility. The adaptive RS decoder over GF($2^8$) having the error-correcting capability of upto 10 has been designed in VHDL, and successfully synthesized in an FPGA chip.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea TC
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• v.41 no.3
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• pp.29-38
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• 2004

In this paper, we present an efficient architecture of a versatile Reed-Solomon (RS) decoder which can be programmed to decode RS codes continuously with my message length k as well as any block length n. This unique feature eliminates the need of inserting zeros for decoding shortened RS codes. Also, the values of the parameters n and k, hence the error-correcting capability t can be altered at every codeword block. The decoder permits 3-step pipelined processing based on the modified Euclid's algorithm (MEA). Since each step can be driven by a separate clock, the decoder can operate just as 2-step pipeline processing by employing the faster clock in step 2 and/or step 3. Also, the decoder can be used even in the case that the input clock is different from the output clock. Each step is designed to have a structure suitable for decoding RS codes with varying block length. A new architecture for the MEA is designed for variable values of the t. The operating length of the shift registers in the MEA block is shortened by one, and it can be varied according to the different values of the t. To maintain the throughput rate with less circuitry, the MEA block uses both the recursive technique and the over-clocking technique. The decoder can decodes codeword received not only in a burst mode, but also in a continuous mode. It can be used in a wide range of applications because of its versatility. The adaptive RS decoder over GF(2$^{8}$ ) having the error-correcting capability of upto 10 has been designed in VHDL, and successfully synthesized in an FPGA chip.

• Journal of the Institute of Electronics Engineers of Korea SD
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• v.45 no.6
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• pp.96-103
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• 2008

This paper proposes a new low-power and small-area Reed-Solomon decoder. The proposed Reed-Solomon decoder using a novel simplified form of the modified Euclid's algorithm can support low-hardware complexity and low-Power consumption for Reed-Solomon decoding. The simplified modified Euclid's algorithm uses new initial conditions and polynomial computations to reduce hardware complexity, and thus, the implemented architecture consisting of 3r basic cells has the lowest hardware complexity compared with existing modified Euclid's and Berlekamp-Massey architectures. The Reed-Solomon decoder has been synthesized using the $0.18{\mu}m$ Samsung standard cell library and operates at 370MHz and its data rate supports up to 2.9Gbps. For the (255, 239, 8) RS code, the gate counts of the simplified modified Euclid's architecture and the whole decoder excluding FIFO memory are only 20,166 and 40,136, respectively. Therefore, the proposed decoder can reduce the total gate count at least 5% compared with the conventional DCME decoder.